Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$15.5M
-1.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
57K
$274.36 per claim
Patients
41K
21,178 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$15.5M
$377.61 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $15.5M for Tobradex in 2024, for 56,553 prescriptions and refills to 41,088 patients (down 1.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $274.36.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Tobradex in 2024: $2.2M for 8,348 claims, followed by California ($1.9M).
Bingjing Z Roberts, ophthalmology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Tobradex in 2024: 353 claims costing $93K.
Tobradex is made by Novartis AG (NVS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novartis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingjing Z Roberts New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 353 | 285 | $93K |
| Gena Kochin Brooklyn, NY | Optometry | 204 | 64 | $54K |
| Christopher H Hsu El Cajon, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20,486 | 57,615 | 40,446 | $14.5M |
| 2023 | 20,344 | 55,094 | 39,385 | $15.8M |
| 2024 | 21,178 | 56,553 | 41,088 | $15.5M |
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 |
| 197 |
| 155 |
| $53K |
| Natalie Borodoker Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 167 | 117 | $43K |
| Yun J Kim Buena Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 159 | 137 | $42K |
| Leonard M Bley Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 134 | 74 | $35K |
| Khaled A Tawansy Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 128 | 52 | $34K |
| Howard J Kushnick Allentown, PA | Ophthalmology | 124 | 92 | $33K |
| John Pak Wheaton, IL | Ophthalmology | 112 | 93 | $30K |
| John P Aey Poland, OH | Ophthalmology | 109 | 92 | $28K |
| Elena Feldman Brooklyn, NY | Optometry | 105 | 66 | $27K |
| Dennis J Reiter El Paso, TX | Ophthalmology | 96 | 68 | $27K |
| Allan Kunimoto Honolulu, HI | Ophthalmology | 101 | 68 | $27K |
| Boris M Kapelnik Forest Hills, NY | Optometry | 102 | 48 | $26K |
| Douglas B Shapiro Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 95 | 71 | $26K |
| Don J Perez Tampa, FL | Ophthalmology | 83 | 45 | $23K |
| Raphael L Vazquez New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 88 | 58 | $22K |
| Victor Fariwa Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 83 | 63 | $22K |
| Kimberly P Cockerham San Diego, CA | Ophthalmology | 81 | 71 | $21K |
| Berdine M Burger Charleston, SC | Ophthalmology | 80 | 71 | $21K |
| Alan Uliss Forest Hills, NY | Ophthalmology | 74 | 44 | $21K |
| Hooman Harooni Toledo, OH | Ophthalmology | 24 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Sergio Martinez Jackson Heights, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 77 | 17 | $19K |
| Harvey Rosenblum New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 68 | 41 | $19K |
| Betsy P Luo Allentown, PA | Ophthalmology | 71 | 48 | $19K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis NVS | 56,574 | $15.5M |