Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.0M
+63.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
25K
$244.74 per claim
Patients
20K
10,338 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.0M
$305.49 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.0M for Tobradex St in 2024, for 24,539 prescriptions and refills to 19,660 patients (up 63.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $244.74.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Tobradex St in 2024: $936K for 3,792 claims, followed by California ($726K).
Linda L Burk, ophthalmology in Dallas, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Tobradex St in 2024: 396 claims costing $91K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda L Burk Dallas, TX | Ophthalmology | 396 | 246 | $91K |
| Rebecca S Walker Chalfont, PA | Ophthalmology | 238 | 138 | $54K |
| Joseph T Kavanagh Seguin, TX |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,133 | 13,482 | 10,458 | $3.6M |
| 2023 | 5,357 | 13,753 | 10,922 | $3.7M |
| 2024 | 10,338 | 24,539 | 19,660 | $6.0M |
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 |
| 224 |
| 143 |
| $53K |
| Ellen Pan Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 120 | 78 | $35K |
| Brian M Sucheski Chalfont, PA | Ophthalmology | 134 | 84 | $31K |
| Khaled A Tawansy Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 89 | 45 | $28K |
| Leni T Sumich II Metairie, LA | Ophthalmology | 117 | 61 | $27K |
| Robert C Howard Hudson, FL | Ophthalmology | 79 | 69 | $18K |
| Richard E Levine Cliffside Park, NJ | Ophthalmology | 68 | 42 | $18K |
| Casimiro Gonzalez Cudahy, CA | Ophthalmology | 74 | 65 | $17K |
| Samuel F Boles Annapolis, MD | Ophthalmology | 72 | 55 | $16K |
| Andrew S Cho Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 58 | 51 | $13K |
| Marta A Recasens Glendale, CA | Ophthalmology | 53 | 24 | $13K |
| Charles B Bowman Dallas, TX | Ophthalmology | 53 | 23 | $13K |
| Triet M Nguyen Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 55 | 42 | $12K |
| Matthew W Hollar Gainesville, GA | Ophthalmology | 51 | 42 | $12K |
| Stephen J Laquis Fort Myers, FL | Ophthalmology | 51 | 50 | $12K |
| Wilson Ko Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 46 | 31 | $11K |
| James B Martel Rancho Cordova, CA | Ophthalmology | 47 | 31 | $11K |
| Ilona Genis Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 45 | 32 | $11K |
| Irina Pankova Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 48 | 11 | $10K |
| Miriam Fuhrman Paterson, NJ | Ophthalmology | 45 | 42 | $10K |
| David S Gendelman Brookline, MA | Ophthalmology | 41 | 36 | $10K |
| Mark L Hornfeld New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 31 | 21 | $10K |
| Jason D Burns San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 41 | 28 | $9,784 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Eyevance/Harrow | 24,550 | $6.0M |