Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$128.2M
+9.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
292K
$439.02 per claim
Patients
76K
18,770 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$128.3M
$1,691.88 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $128.2M for Vyzulta in 2024, for 292,119 prescriptions and refills to 75,802 patients (up 9.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $439.02.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Vyzulta in 2024: $20.3M for 48,880 claims, followed by New York ($13.5M).
Cuong-Dung T DO, ophthalmology in Westminster, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Vyzulta in 2024: 3,865 claims costing $1.0M.
Vyzulta is made by Bausch + Lomb Corporation (BLCO), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bausch & Lomb I.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuong-Dung T DO Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 3,865 | 490 | $1.0M |
| Kathy K Man-Wong Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 2,055 | 221 | $523K |
| David S Mora |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,412 | 206,374 | 57,532 | $86.5M |
| 2023 | 16,920 | 261,152 | 69,282 | $117.3M |
| 2024 | 18,770 | 292,119 | 75,802 | $128.2M |
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.
| Optometry |
| 878 |
| 244 |
| $443K |
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,155 | 281 | $432K |
| Michael K Tran Fountain Valley, CA | Ophthalmology | 712 | 133 | $293K |
| Edward A Braunstein New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 884 | 188 | $290K |
| Charles R Niles Williamsville, NY | Ophthalmology | 483 | 160 | $284K |
| Annisa L Jamil Seattle, WA | Ophthalmology | 538 | 176 | $276K |
| Tuyet-Mai M Phan Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 680 | 112 | $274K |
| Ilona Genis Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 714 | 120 | $272K |
| Bao-Thu T Nguyen Long Beach, CA | Ophthalmology | 478 | 144 | $250K |
| Harout Khanjian Van Nuys, CA | Optometry | 921 | 149 | $248K |
| Nora L Cothran Largo, FL | Optometry | 323 | 116 | $232K |
| Alexander Zabaneh Chula Vista, CA | Ophthalmology | 534 | 151 | $227K |
| Paul S Fellenbaum Albany, NY | Ophthalmology | 457 | 122 | $223K |
| Gabriel T Chong Raleigh, NC | Ophthalmology | 489 | 168 | $222K |
| Thanh-Lan T Quan Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 519 | 96 | $196K |
| Tae S Kim Cerritos, CA | Ophthalmology | 528 | 104 | $191K |
| Kundandeep S Nagi San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 429 | 126 | $188K |
| Mark J Gallardo El Paso, TX | Ophthalmology | 358 | 101 | $188K |
| Jerry N Shuster Maitland, FL | Ophthalmology | 321 | 95 | $175K |
| Carl F Sloan Myrtle Beach, SC | Ophthalmology | 260 | 93 | $167K |
| Andrew G Iwach San Francisco, CA | Ophthalmology | 426 | 94 | $167K |
| Jacqueline E Gabay Elmwood Park, NJ | Ophthalmology | 361 | 88 | $164K |
| Catherine Wang Ocoee, FL | Ophthalmology | 356 | 89 | $164K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb I BLCO | 292,207 | $128.3M |