Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$422K
-19.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
16K
$26.94 per claim
Patients
4,945
3,625 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$422K
$85.37 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $422K for Water in 2024, for 15,681 prescriptions and refills to 4,945 patients (down 19.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $26.94.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Water in 2024: $98K for 2,435 claims, followed by Ohio ($50K).
Xuemei Qu, physical medicine and rehabilitation in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Water in 2024: 352 claims costing $19K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xuemei Qu New York, NY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 352 | 276 | $19K |
| Meyyappan Somasundaram Independence, OH | Internal Medicine | 297 | 16 | $17K |
| Ashok Dubey |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,930 | 16,438 | 4,607 | $446K |
| 2023 | 3,856 | 17,317 | 5,350 | $521K |
| 2024 | 3,625 | 15,681 | 4,945 | $422K |
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.
| Orthopedic Surgery |
| 235 |
| 56 |
| $13K |
| Amir H Fahid Coronado, CA | Internal Medicine | 137 | 17 | $9,244 |
| Sepideh Baghian Bronx, NY | Orthopedic Surgery | 140 | 45 | $7,008 |
| Rina Goldberg Livingston, NJ | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $6,595 |
| Myra White New Hyde Park, NY | Anesthesiology | 122 | 37 | $6,355 |
| Jeffrey B Knox Bronx, NY | Orthopedic Surgery | 104 | 35 | $5,588 |
| Kimberly A Logan Gt Barrington, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | Under 11 | $4,517 |
| Apostolos Evangelidis Manhattan, KS | Urology | 92 | Under 11 | $4,438 |
| Jonathan Robinson Saint Louis, MO | Orthopedic Surgery | 59 | 26 | $3,109 |
| Vincent Le San Jose, CA | Family Practice | 30 | Under 11 | $3,072 |
| Karthikeyan Chinnakkannu Bronx, NY | Orthopedic Surgery | 54 | 32 | $2,795 |
| Andrea M Dale Independence, OH | Family Practice | 50 | Under 11 | $2,667 |
| Richard Khalil Yonkers, NY | Family Practice | 52 | 24 | $2,658 |
| Kenneth Nickle Greeneville, TN | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $2,611 |
| Yazdaan Juma Plymouth, MN | Family Practice | 96 | Under 11 | $2,590 |
| Kutaiba Tabbaa Cleveland, OH | Anesthesiology | 95 | 20 | $2,332 |
| Kristopher R Pugh Jeffersonville, IN | Ophthalmology | 39 | 38 | $2,306 |
| Cheryl A Martin Bronx, NY | Family Practice | 38 | Under 11 | $2,236 |
| Mark Galiczynski Du Bois, PA | Physician Assistant | 35 | Under 11 | $2,100 |
| Ephraim B Gammada Winchester, TN | Internal Medicine | 48 | Under 11 | $1,989 |
| Henry Wu Flushing, NY | Podiatry | 33 | 19 | $1,862 |
| Edwin J Apenbrinck Jeffersonville, IN | Ophthalmology | 31 | 31 | $1,754 |
| Andres Pinto Cleveland, OH | Maxillofacial Surgery | 36 | Under 11 | $1,709 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthca | 10,429 | $283K |
| B.Braun | 5,257 | $140K |