Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.0M
-6.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
243K
$8.32 per claim
Patients
196K
65,959 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.0M for Tobramycin in 2024, for 242,824 prescriptions and refills to 196,011 patients (down 6.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8.32.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Tobramycin in 2024: $240K for 24,560 claims, followed by New York ($167K).
Dwight A Silvera, ophthalmology in Evansville, IN, had the highest Medicare cost for Tobramycin in 2024: 1,432 claims costing $7,886.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight A Silvera Evansville, IN | Ophthalmology | 1,432 | 880 | $7,886 |
| Thomas A Brummer Evansville, IN | Ophthalmology | 1,245 | 801 | $6,653 |
| Joseph Carr |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 60,247 | 206,582 | 166,056 | $1.9M |
| 2023 | 66,603 | 240,541 | 195,229 | $2.2M |
| 2024 | 65,959 | 242,824 | 196,011 | $2.0M |
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 |
| 946 |
| 617 |
| $5,630 |
| Vishal Verma Huntington, WV | Ophthalmology | 909 | 710 | $5,428 |
| Ramakrishna Ratnakaram Williamsville, NY | Ophthalmology | 680 | 368 | $4,853 |
| Brett Rhode West Allis, WI | Ophthalmology | 885 | 652 | $4,847 |
| Mehdi A Khan Williamsville, NY | Ophthalmology | 502 | 295 | $3,617 |
| Paul J Lee Williamsville, NY | Ophthalmology | 473 | 235 | $3,467 |
| Faisel Ahmad Marion, IL | Ophthalmology | 687 | 413 | $3,194 |
| Dora E Cantu Houston, TX | Ophthalmology | 328 | 229 | $3,063 |
| Daniel M Paskowitz West Allis, WI | Ophthalmology | 543 | 376 | $2,981 |
| Lindsey M McDaniel Kansas City, MO | Ophthalmology | 529 | 389 | $2,858 |
| Abraham J Park Kansas City, MO | Ophthalmology | 511 | 373 | $2,826 |
| Jason B Sanders Greensboro, NC | Ophthalmology | 469 | 291 | $2,735 |
| Michelle R Boyce Kansas City, MO | Ophthalmology | 502 | 384 | $2,672 |
| Yong W Kam Kansas City, MO | Ophthalmology | 445 | 302 | $2,640 |
| Jonathan Zoghby Oxford, MS | Ophthalmology | 441 | 309 | $2,403 |
| Miranda N Bishara Prairie Village, KS | Ophthalmology | 436 | 335 | $2,375 |
| Andrew L Moyes Kansas City, MO | Ophthalmology | 446 | 337 | $2,321 |
| Charles E Lyon Shreveport, LA | Ophthalmology | 429 | 250 | $2,266 |
| Mitul R Vakharia Rockford, IL | Ophthalmology | 609 | 449 | $2,156 |
| Farshid Paydar Cottonwood, AZ | Ophthalmology | 352 | 265 | $2,127 |
| Michael D Satchell Albany, GA | Family Practice | 16 | 11 | $2,105 |
| Philip L Bertucci Gulfport, MS | Ophthalmology | 367 | 232 | $2,104 |
| Mark A Friedberg Red Bank, NJ | Ophthalmology | 428 | 315 | $2,081 |