Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$23.0M
-7.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
26K
$880.04 per claim
Patients
5,411
4,333 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$23.0M
$4,242.09 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $23.0M for Ajovy Syringe in 2024, for 26,083 prescriptions and refills to 5,411 patients (down 7.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $880.04.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ajovy Syringe in 2024: $2.0M for 2,358 claims, followed by California ($2.0M).
Zhanna Rapoport MD, neurology in Huntington Beach, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Ajovy Syringe in 2024: 34 claims costing $74K.
Ajovy Syringe is made by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA), listed in the Medicare spending data as Teva USA.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhanna Rapoport MD Huntington Beach, CA | Neurology | 34 | 11 | $74K |
| Alexander Komm Bristol, CT | Neurology | 43 | 14 | $66K |
| Michael J Marmura |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,576 | 31,306 | 6,151 | $27.0M |
| 2023 | 4,366 | 27,803 | 5,554 | $24.9M |
| 2024 | 4,333 | 26,083 | 5,411 | $23.0M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 72 |
| Under 11 |
| $56K |
| Taijun Zhao Topeka, KS | Neurology | 68 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Merle L Diamond Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 47 | 11 | $52K |
| Pragati Shukla Bryn Mawr, PA | Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Vincent Martin Cincinnati, OH | Internal Medicine | 48 | 11 | $48K |
| Sabra Becker Waterbury, CT | Physician Assistant | 64 | Under 11 | $47K |
| Christopher P O'Carroll Newport Beach, CA | Neurology | 60 | Under 11 | $42K |
| Nicole Rothman Durham, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | Under 11 | $40K |
| John J Wald Jackson, MI | Neurology | 38 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Kashyap Patel Statesboro, GA | Neurology | 55 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Herbert Markley Worcester, MA | Neurology | 42 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Gary Starkman New York, NY | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Elizabeth A Kearney Asheville, NC | Physician Assistant | 30 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Kathleen A Rieke St Cloud, MN | Neurology | 33 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Neerali Bernard Davis, CA | Neurology | 26 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Nidal A Khalili Sacramento, CA | Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Farhad Kadkhodaei Elyaderani Bronx, NY | Neurology | 52 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Alan G Finkel Durham, NC | Neuropsychiatry | 31 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Arnold Greenberg San Francisco, CA | Neurology | 36 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Yvonne Curran Chicago, IL | Neuropsychiatry | 20 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Brian M Plato Louisville, KY | Neuropsychiatry | 41 | Under 11 | $32K |
| George J Urban Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 27 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Carolyn A Bernstein Brookline, MA | Anesthesiology | 28 | Under 11 | $31K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 26,083 | $23.0M |