Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.8M
+63.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,010
$2,263.05 per claim
Patients
713
768 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.8M
$9,553.69 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.8M for Avodart in 2024, for 3,010 prescriptions and refills to 713 patients (up 63.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,263.05.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Avodart in 2024: $2.0M for 1,038 claims, followed by California ($937K).
Vladimir Krichevsky, urology in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Avodart in 2024: 172 claims costing $228K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Krichevsky Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 172 | 27 | $228K |
| Jonathan W Greenman New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $43K |
| James Choi |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,309 | 5,975 | 1,275 | $2.9M |
| 2023 | 1,000 | 4,195 | 945 | $4.2M |
| 2024 | 768 | 3,010 | 713 | $6.8M |
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 |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $38K |
| Felix CHI-Ming Yip Monterey Park, CA | Urology | 17 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Wingtat Mui New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Phillip C Ginsberg Philadelphia, PA | Urology | 15 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Alek Mishail Rego Park, NY | Urology | 17 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Igor Sergeyev Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 19 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Alexander Gershman Los Angeles, CA | Urology | 29 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Rita Goldvug Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Mark I Miller Cranford, NJ | Urology | 13 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Wei Y Sun New York, NY | Nephrology | 22 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Alexander Sokol Staten Island, NY | Urology | 13 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Matthew H Bui Los Angeles, CA | Urology | 13 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Yuly N Chalik Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 17 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Boris Khorets Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Daniel Han Stony Brook, NY | Urology | 13 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Dina Liberman Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Lisa A Ospina Madison, NJ | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Aram Mkhitarian Newbury Park, CA | General Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Anne Watt Leawood, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Michael Bazel Bell, CA | Emergency Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Aftab Husain Perth Amboy, NJ | Urology | 13 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Mikhail Y Korogluyev Brooklyn, NY | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $15K |
| David Josephson Los Angeles, CA | Urology | 12 | Under 11 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Waylis Therapeu | 2,356 | $6.0M |
| Woodward Pharma | 654 | $834K |