Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$51.2M
-19.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.0M
$17.33 per claim
Patients
837K
103,856 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $51.2M for Timolol Maleate in 2024, for 2,957,203 prescriptions and refills to 836,757 patients (down 19.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $17.33.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Timolol Maleate in 2024: $5.3M for 316,939 claims, followed by New York ($5.1M).
Alexander Zabaneh, ophthalmology in Chula Vista, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Timolol Maleate in 2024: 646 claims costing $72K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Zabaneh Chula Vista, CA | Ophthalmology | 646 | 170 | $72K |
| Rebecca S Walker Chalfont, PA | Ophthalmology | 535 | 148 | $61K |
| Holly S Holm |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 99,151 | 2,666,536 | 768,714 | $68.2M |
| 2023 | 100,769 | 2,763,790 | 789,399 | $63.9M |
| 2024 | 103,856 | 2,957,203 | 836,757 | $51.2M |
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 |
| 573 |
| 153 |
| $57K |
| George S Malouf Jr. Camp Springs, MD | Ophthalmology | 273 | 98 | $55K |
| Ambika S Hoguet Waltham, MA | Ophthalmology | 692 | 217 | $50K |
| Ronald Caronia Oceanside, NY | Ophthalmology | 571 | 171 | $47K |
| Yuri S Oleynikov Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,758 | 298 | $45K |
| Kathy K Man-Wong Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,048 | 157 | $42K |
| Paul S Fellenbaum Albany, NY | Ophthalmology | 747 | 223 | $41K |
| Douglas K Grayson Iselin, NJ | Ophthalmology | 1,020 | 335 | $39K |
| August C Pasquale III Arnold, MD | Ophthalmology | 278 | 87 | $38K |
| Linda Brenner Semela Boston, MA | Ophthalmology | 536 | 194 | $36K |
| Jeffrey N Wentzloff Traverse City, MI | Ophthalmology | 908 | 275 | $36K |
| Stanley Bykov Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 717 | 146 | $35K |
| Mark A Rolain Sterling Heights, MI | Ophthalmology | 330 | 98 | $35K |
| Les I Siegel Southfield, MI | Ophthalmology | 1,326 | 365 | $35K |
| Jeremy B Meltzer Worcester, MA | Ophthalmology | 351 | 80 | $34K |
| Celso Tello New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 437 | 150 | $34K |
| Luis D Villani Bay Harbor Islands, FL | Ophthalmology | 424 | 101 | $34K |
| Martin P Kolsky Washington, DC | Ophthalmology | 246 | 71 | $34K |
| Joshua B Herz Glenview, IL | Ophthalmology | 339 | 101 | $33K |
| Kevin J Denny San Francisco, CA | Ophthalmology | 296 | 86 | $33K |
| Bruce M Zagelbaum Hicksville, NY | Ophthalmology | 266 | 94 | $33K |
| Lorna Grant Iowa City, IA | Ophthalmology | 313 | 98 | $33K |
| Lourdes Casuso Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 698 | 168 | $32K |