Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.0M
-26.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
476
$10,412.21 per claim
Patients
85
60 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.0M
$58,308.37 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.0M for Adakveo in 2024, for 476 prescriptions and refills to 85 patients (down 26.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10,412.21.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Adakveo in 2024: $1.1M for 108 claims, followed by Tennessee ($1.0M).
Gershwin T Blyden, internal medicine in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Adakveo in 2024: 40 claims costing $447K.
Adakveo is made by Novartis AG (NVS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novartis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gershwin T Blyden Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 40 | Under 11 | $447K |
| Ugochi O Ogu Memphis, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 35 | Under 11 | $355K |
| Kenneth I Ataga |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 72 | 608 | 112 | $6.9M |
| 2023 | 73 | 594 | 105 | $6.7M |
| 2024 | 60 | 476 | 85 | $5.0M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $224K |
| Charles Famoyin Johnson City, TN | General Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $208K |
| James Taylor Vi Washington, DC | Hematology-Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $207K |
| Aasim S Sehbai Anniston, AL | Medical Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $205K |
| Fregi Vazhappully Francis Memphis, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $195K |
| Jennifer E Saunders Charlotte, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $152K |
| M Ashraf Meelu Waldorf, MD | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $149K |
| Amber L Flaherty Phoenix, AZ | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $149K |
| Victor M Priego Bethesda, MD | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $118K |
| Carlos A Gadea Orlando, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $112K |
| Sandra A Moss Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $109K |
| Simon O Onuegbu Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $97K |
| Nagesh H Jayaram Jacksonville, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $82K |
| Ashley E Ray New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $77K |
| Cheryl Mensah New Haven, CT | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $76K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis NVS | 476 | $5.0M |