Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$49.4M
+56.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
13K
$3,859.95 per claim
Patients
2,248
1,862 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$49.5M
$22,003.22 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $49.4M for Adbry in 2024, for 12,811 prescriptions and refills to 2,248 patients (up 56.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,859.95.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Adbry in 2024: $6.9M for 1,811 claims, followed by New York ($3.5M).
Melissa L Knuckles, dermatology in Corbin, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Adbry in 2024: 160 claims costing $606K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa L Knuckles Corbin, KY | Dermatology | 160 | 30 | $606K |
| Henry Yu Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 109 | 20 | $374K |
| George S Drew Marion, OH |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 683 | 3,211 | 851 | $11.5M |
| 2023 | 1,352 | 8,236 | 1,709 | $31.6M |
| 2024 | 1,862 | 12,811 | 2,248 | $49.4M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 56 |
| 11 |
| $195K |
| Paul L Bigliardi Minneapolis, MN | Dermatology | 49 | Under 11 | $187K |
| Austin M Hardy East Syracuse, NY | Physician Assistant | 56 | Under 11 | $176K |
| Mychael Luu San Jose, CA | Dermatology | 41 | Under 11 | $170K |
| Ernest Bloom Alameda, CA | Dermatology | 40 | Under 11 | $164K |
| Adrian O Rodriguez Nashville, TN | Dermatology | 39 | Under 11 | $164K |
| Gina L Berardinelli Mentor, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | Under 11 | $151K |
| Carmen Huerta Murrieta, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 40 | Under 11 | $149K |
| James Armile Boardman, OH | Dermatology | 38 | Under 11 | $145K |
| Jerald E Hurdle Waterville, ME | Interventional Pain Management | 35 | Under 11 | $141K |
| David L Kaplan Overland Park, KS | Dermatology | 27 | Under 11 | $135K |
| Erin N Patio Honolulu, HI | Dermatology | 34 | Under 11 | $131K |
| Hyun-Soo Lee Flushing, NY | Dermatology | 35 | Under 11 | $129K |
| Ashley Vanord Williamsport, PA | Physician Assistant | 32 | Under 11 | $125K |
| Hans M Sander Austin, TX | Dermatology | 31 | Under 11 | $123K |
| Lindsay L Miller Redding, CA | Physician Assistant | 40 | Under 11 | $122K |
| Mark M Ash Clay, NY | Dermatology | 32 | Under 11 | $121K |
| Hope Robbins Ardmore, OK | Physician Assistant | 32 | Under 11 | $120K |
| James E Cooksey Meridian, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $119K |
| Melody Kniess New Castle, PA | Physician Assistant | 31 | Under 11 | $118K |
| Nicole J Bright Havre de Grace, MD | Dermatology | 31 | Under 11 | $117K |
| Ling Yan Jiang Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 31 | Under 11 | $115K |
| Ankit Gor Burlington, VT | Dermatology | 21 | Under 11 | $110K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Leo Pharma Inc. | 12,832 | $49.5M |