Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$52.3M
-20.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
376K
$139.12 per claim
Patients
172K
120,617 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $52.3M for Vancomycin Hcl in 2024, for 375,699 prescriptions and refills to 171,969 patients (down 20.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $139.12.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Vancomycin Hcl in 2024: $4.7M for 33,218 claims, followed by Florida ($4.7M).
Rajiv Sahni, infectious disease in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Vancomycin Hcl in 2024: 273 claims costing $60K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajiv Sahni Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Infectious Disease | 273 | 56 | $60K |
| Donald B Plummer Foley, AL | Internal Medicine | 361 | 94 | $47K |
| Ji Hoon Baang |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 111,246 | 368,171 | 157,756 | $76.4M |
| 2023 | 113,148 | 367,455 | 160,931 | $66.1M |
| 2024 | 120,617 | 375,699 | 171,969 | $52.3M |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 32 |
| Under 11 |
| $47K |
| Jane L Emerick Westerville, OH | Infectious Disease | 198 | 25 | $45K |
| Thomas C Keeling Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 205 | 47 | $45K |
| Patrick E Nolan Mobile, AL | Infectious Disease | 280 | 54 | $41K |
| James H Smith III Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 147 | 40 | $41K |
| Pardeep Kumari Pensacola, FL | Infectious Disease | 315 | 96 | $39K |
| David H Chansolme Oklahoma City, OK | Infectious Disease | 220 | 42 | $37K |
| Haris I Mirza Ocala, FL | Infectious Disease | 148 | 47 | $37K |
| Jessica E Johnson Morgantown, WV | Internal Medicine | 158 | 39 | $37K |
| Kevin P Noon Ocala, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 173 | 59 | $36K |
| Farhan Siddiqui Macon, GA | Internal Medicine | 187 | 58 | $36K |
| Guesly J Delva Spring Hill, FL | Infectious Disease | 180 | 54 | $35K |
| Lisa Laya Hermitage, TN | Infectious Disease | 228 | 60 | $35K |
| Julian J Goodman Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 142 | 38 | $35K |
| Basil A Younis Irving, TX | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Ahmed O Farooq Venice, FL | Infectious Disease | 213 | 58 | $32K |
| Patrick B Vickers Ocala, FL | Infectious Disease | 138 | 40 | $32K |
| Javier B Cairo Lavado Ocala, FL | Infectious Disease | 173 | 48 | $31K |
| Michael R Byers Jackson, MS | Infectious Disease | 217 | 40 | $31K |
| Traci M Motes Little Rock, AR | Nurse Practitioner | 104 | 24 | $31K |
| Indra P Limbu Youngstown, OH | Infectious Disease | 105 | 24 | $31K |
| Swati Patolia St Louis, MO | Internal Medicine | 195 | 57 | $31K |
| Colleen G Cannon Jackson, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 156 | 30 | $29K |