Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$21.2M
-7.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
235K
$90.01 per claim
Patients
116K
44,442 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $21.2M for Tretinoin in 2024, for 235,016 prescriptions and refills to 115,539 patients (down 7.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $90.01.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Tretinoin in 2024: $2.0M for 25,565 claims, followed by New York ($2.0M).
Pinkas E Lebovits, dermatology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Tretinoin in 2024: 781 claims costing $69K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkas E Lebovits New York, NY | Dermatology | 781 | 265 | $69K |
| Dinesh Kapur Norwich, CT | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Grace F Shyu Philadelphia, PA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33,986 | 154,232 | 74,851 | $20.3M |
| 2023 | 38,924 | 191,129 | 91,643 | $23.0M |
| 2024 | 44,442 | 235,016 | 115,539 | $21.2M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 15 |
| Under 11 |
| $52K |
| Peter Hu Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 499 | 171 | $49K |
| Jessica Thibault Twin Falls, ID | Medical Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $49K |
| Louis A Vandermolen Newport Beach, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $46K |
| Muhammad A Hussain Albany, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Anna Koget Pittsburgh, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Maria V Garcia Pallas Guaynabo, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Daniel R Richardson Chapel Hill, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Sanjay R Mohan Nashville, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $27K |
| William H Kreisle Boise, ID | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Vadim Pinkhasov Bayside, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 157 | 104 | $26K |
| Daniel A Patterson Ocala, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Michael J Hochman Atlanta, GA | Hematology | 14 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Artem Pinkhasov Bayside, NY | Physician Assistant | 157 | 94 | $23K |
| Rogelio Mercado-Seda Mayaguez, PR | Dermatology | 230 | 108 | $23K |
| Kelly W Fitzpatrick Neptune, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| David L Cohen Hewlett, NY | Dermatology | 222 | 97 | $21K |
| Jeffrey M Weinberg Kew Gardens, NY | Dermatology | 223 | 101 | $20K |
| Emmanuel Agnant Elmhurst, NY | Physician Assistant | 226 | 60 | $19K |
| Martha L Arellano Atlanta, GA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Amarylis Rosado Rodriguez Corozal, PR | Dermatology | 280 | 91 | $18K |
| Win Y Tcheung Durham, NC | Dermatology | 189 | 99 | $16K |
| Scott R Seals Rockwall, TX | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $15K |