Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$505.1M
+6.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
477K
$1,058.58 per claim
Patients
166K
37,633 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$505.3M
$3,037.58 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $505.1M for Xiidra in 2024, for 477,116 prescriptions and refills to 166,278 patients (up 6.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,058.58.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Xiidra in 2024: $84.8M for 88,675 claims, followed by California ($68.8M).
Edward A Braunstein, ophthalmology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Xiidra in 2024: 3,605 claims costing $2.6M.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward A Braunstein New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 3,605 | 730 | $2.6M |
| Jacqueline Dauhajre Jackson Heights, NY | Ophthalmology | 3,139 | 808 | $2.3M |
| Triet M Nguyen |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32,320 | 332,735 | 121,011 | $333.7M |
| 2023 | 34,665 | 420,623 | 149,561 | $472.5M |
| 2024 | 37,633 | 477,116 | 166,278 | $505.1M |
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 |
| 1,976 |
| 451 |
| $1.8M |
| Charles I Gold New York, NY | Optometry | 2,138 | 465 | $1.4M |
| Yun J Kim Buena Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,838 | 590 | $1.4M |
| Gee Hyun Chun New York, NY | Optometry | 1,244 | 344 | $1.3M |
| Lauro Guerrero III Harlingen, TX | Optometry | 870 | 450 | $1.2M |
| Harout Khanjian Van Nuys, CA | Optometry | 1,759 | 351 | $1.2M |
| Seung-Hee Choi Palisades Park, NJ | Optometry | 1,086 | 269 | $1.2M |
| Jai G Parekh Woodland Park, NJ | Ophthalmology | 963 | 401 | $1.2M |
| Jeremy M Cotliar New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,081 | 327 | $1.1M |
| Joseph T Fan Monterey Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,009 | 313 | $969K |
| Hung H Le Houston, TX | Ophthalmology | 640 | 277 | $926K |
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 810 | 217 | $926K |
| Boris M Kapelnik Forest Hills, NY | Optometry | 1,353 | 229 | $898K |
| Alex B Theventhiran Philadelphia, PA | Ophthalmology | 1,302 | 310 | $895K |
| Juliana E Boneta New York, NY | Optometry | 763 | 217 | $892K |
| Cuong-Dung T DO Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,209 | 227 | $887K |
| Kevin Lai New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,175 | 273 | $853K |
| Juan M Horta-Santini Corona, NY | Ophthalmology | 637 | 221 | $811K |
| Wallace F Goldban Palm Springs, CA | Ophthalmology | 582 | 223 | $791K |
| John J Kim Bronx, NY | Ophthalmology | 600 | 200 | $781K |
| Khaled A Tawansy Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 961 | 328 | $741K |
| Derek N Cunningham Austin, TX | Optometry | 528 | 227 | $733K |
| Sophia Siu Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,051 | 231 | $720K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis/Bausch | 466,367 | $492.7M |
| Bausch & Lomb I BLCO | 10,987 | $12.6M |