Prednisolone Acetate

Rank #206 of 500 drugs by total cost

Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026

$68.8M

Total Cost

1,486,663

Total Claims

$68.8M

Total Cost

12,135

Prescribers

$46

Cost per Claim

907,929

Beneficiaries

1,910,772

30-Day Fills

$5,673

Avg Cost/Provider

123

Avg Claims/Provider

Share of Medicare Part D Spending

0.02%

of total Medicare Part D spending

$68.8M of $275.65B

Top 10 prescribers of $68.8M total

#	Provider	Specialty	Location	Claims	Cost
1	Ashley Guzman	Nurse Practitioner	Fontana, CA	2,369	$187K
2	Michael Pisacano	Ophthalmology	Bronx, NY	2,814	$178K
3	Bingjing Roberts	Ophthalmology	New York, NY	4,047	$150K
4	Gang Hu	Ophthalmology	Hurst, TX	1,701	$132K
5	Mark Fromer	Ophthalmology	New York, NY	2,241	$120K
6	David Seamont	Ophthalmology	Fort Lauderdale, FL	2,061	$111K
7	Harry Koster	Ophthalmology	Richmond Hill, NY	1,588	$99K
8	Joann Kang	Ophthalmology	Bronx, NY	1,529	$88K
9	Richard Cape	Ophthalmology	Dyersburg, TN	1,641	$86K
10	Michael Pohlod	Ophthalmology	Orlando, FL	1,360	$83K
11	Jeremy Cotliar	Ophthalmology	New York, NY	1,464	$80K
12	Faisel Ahmad	Ophthalmology	Marion, IL	2,489	$79K
13	Erik Letko	Ophthalmology	Lafayette, CO	1,543	$78K
14	Kevin Yuhan	Ophthalmology	Anaheim, CA	982	$77K
15	Nossonal Kleinfeldt	Ophthalmology	Livonia, MI	1,273	$76K

Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.

#	Drug	Total Cost	Claims
203	Mirtazapine (Mirtazapine)	$70.2M	3,166,739
204	Immun Glob G(Igg)-Ifas/Glycine (Panzyga)	$70.1M	4,693
205	Buprenorphine Hcl (Buprenorphine Hcl)	$69.7M	205,349
206	Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate)	$68.8M	1,486,663
207	Tenofovir Alafenamide (Vemlidy)	$68.7M	44,509
208	Abaloparatide (Tymlos)	$68.4M	24,417
209	Treprostinil Diolamine (Orenitram Er)	$68.2M	5,964

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Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology