Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.6M
+19.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
846
$1,867.74 per claim
Patients
246
191 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.6M
$6,423.21 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.6M for Aveed in 2024, for 846 prescriptions and refills to 246 patients (up 19.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,867.74.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Aveed in 2024: $266K for 144 claims, followed by Florida ($219K).
Alex Mostone, nurse practitioner in North Andover, MA, had the highest Medicare cost for Aveed in 2024: 39 claims costing $73K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mostone North Andover, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | 11 | $73K |
| Sara L Urso East Setauket, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Daniel R Lowe Clifton, NJ |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 168 | 677 | 207 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | 181 | 757 | 223 | $1.3M |
| 2024 | 191 | 846 | 246 | $1.6M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Urology |
| 17 |
| Under 11 |
| $32K |
| Damon B Raskin Pacific Palisades, CA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Marah J Lee Oakland Park, FL | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Kevin G Nickell Houston, TX | Urology | 14 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Jeremy R Baker Hartford, CT | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Dennis W Vandunk III New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Jay W Heintz Hammond, LA | Urology | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Mykola Alyskewycz Glen Cove, NY | Urology | 11 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Fei Lian Annapolis, MD | Urology | 11 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Paul A Peller Bethpage, NY | Urology | 11 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Bradley G Ridge Valdosta, GA | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Endo Pharm Inc. | 846 | $1.6M |