Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.7M
-40.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
905
$19,586.76 per claim
Patients
151
164 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$17.7M
$117,390.83 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.7M for Afinitor in 2024, for 905 prescriptions and refills to 151 patients (down 40.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $19,586.76.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Afinitor in 2024: $2.2M for 96 claims, followed by California ($2.0M).
Sepideh Mokhtari, neurology in Tampa, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Afinitor in 2024: 20 claims costing $606K.
Afinitor is made by Novartis AG (NVS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novartis.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepideh Mokhtari Tampa, FL | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $606K |
| Darcy A Krueger Cincinnati, OH | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $367K |
| James Tonsgard Chicago, IL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,239 | 5,960 | 1,186 | $100.0M |
| 2023 | 376 | 1,577 | 368 | $29.8M |
| 2024 | 164 | 905 | 151 | $17.7M |
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.
| Pediatric Medicine |
| 15 |
| Under 11 |
| $351K |
| Karen D Agricola Cincinnati, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $345K |
| Jonathan A Jefferson Seattle, WA | Nephrology | 16 | Under 11 | $305K |
| Harsha Vyas Dublin, GA | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $298K |
| Sergei Tikhonenkov Honolulu, HI | Urology | 14 | Under 11 | $286K |
| Karen C Keough Austin, TX | Pediatric Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $262K |
| James C Salwitz East Brunswick, NJ | Medical Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $261K |
| Betty L Herrington Jackson, MS | Pediatric Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $256K |
| Hassan N Batayneh Lauderhill, FL | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $254K |
| Sreeram Maddipatla Orlando, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $246K |
| Francis M Filloux Salt Lake City, UT | Pediatric Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $243K |
| Terry S Peery Round Rock, TX | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $242K |
| Jiahuai Tan Mount Vernon, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $239K |
| Benjamin D Cowley Jr. Oklahoma City, OK | Nephrology | 13 | Under 11 | $238K |
| David N Franz Cincinnati, OH | Pediatric Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $235K |
| John J Bissler Memphis, TN | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $230K |
| Jay C Andersen Portland, OR | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $230K |
| Jing Li Winston Salem, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $228K |
| Bassel F El-Rayes San Diego, CA | Medical Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $227K |
| Eduardo B Garcia Jr. Upland, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $225K |
| James A Fry Nashville, TN | Psychiatry & Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $216K |
| Monika Joshi Hershey, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $215K |
| Sean P Strope Salt Lake City, UT | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $211K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis NVS | 905 | $17.7M |