Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$14.7M
+15.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
74K
$197.85 per claim
Patients
19K
8,711 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$14.7M
$786.85 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $14.7M for Tafluprost in 2024, for 74,189 prescriptions and refills to 18,652 patients (up 15.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $197.85.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Tafluprost in 2024: $2.7M for 13,732 claims, followed by New York ($1.0M).
Annie K Baik, ophthalmology in Sacramento, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Tafluprost in 2024: 161 claims costing $56K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie K Baik Sacramento, CA | Ophthalmology | 161 | 47 | $56K |
| Jennis H Pae New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 211 | 58 | $55K |
| Elyse R Trastman-Caruso |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,224 | 1,596 | 1,543 | $447K |
| 2023 | 7,417 | 54,268 | 15,309 | $12.7M |
| 2024 | 8,711 | 74,189 | 18,652 | $14.7M |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
More drugs: top Medicare drugs by cost and the Prescriptions tab.
Official US government data on Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medicaid drug use. Cost and spending are before the rebates drug makers pay. Prescribers with fewer than 11 claims of the drug are not published.
| Ophthalmology |
| 139 |
| 44 |
| $50K |
| Jorge L Fernandez Bahamonde Sr. San Juan, PR | Ophthalmology | 291 | 41 | $45K |
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 225 | 74 | $44K |
| Yang Li Baltimore, MD | Ophthalmology | 157 | 40 | $40K |
| Robert E Edelman Bradenton, FL | Ophthalmology | 150 | 49 | $37K |
| Jason M Yonker Salisbury, MD | Ophthalmology | 121 | 36 | $35K |
| Jenn Y Liu Okemos, MI | Ophthalmology | 107 | 37 | $35K |
| Oday J Alsheikh San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 203 | 33 | $33K |
| Houman Vosoghi Westlake Village, CA | Ophthalmology | 128 | 43 | $31K |
| Anthony Liu San Mateo, CA | Ophthalmology | 164 | 32 | $31K |
| Ricky Cui Santa Clara, CA | Ophthalmology | 162 | 41 | $31K |
| Crystal Hung Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 142 | 36 | $30K |
| Michelle T Nee Walnut Creek, CA | Ophthalmology | 108 | 31 | $30K |
| Syed F Hasan Dayton, OH | Ophthalmology | 178 | 50 | $30K |
| Michael W Salter Huntsville, AL | Ophthalmology | 115 | 23 | $27K |
| Alexander K Nugent San Diego, CA | Ophthalmology | 67 | 26 | $26K |
| Anzhelika Vaccaro Port Jefferson, NY | Ophthalmology | 104 | 32 | $26K |
| Jyotsom B Ganatra Manchester, NH | Ophthalmology | 140 | 31 | $26K |
| Lourdes Casuso Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 163 | 36 | $25K |
| John Y Chen Boston, MA | Ophthalmology | 101 | 27 | $25K |
| Wallace F Goldban Palm Springs, CA | Ophthalmology | 102 | 25 | $25K |
| Laura C Fine Boston, MA | Ophthalmology | 120 | 40 | $25K |
| Norman D Baker Columbus, OH | Ophthalmology | 125 | 40 | $25K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Prasco Labs | 42,295 | $8.6M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 24,768 | $4.6M |
| Micro Labs USA, | 7,147 | $1.5M |