Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.2M
+66.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
999
$8,250.24 per claim
Patients
172
153 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$8.2M
$47,918.55 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.2M for Bafiertam in 2024, for 999 prescriptions and refills to 172 patients (up 66.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8,250.24.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Bafiertam in 2024: $1.3M for 168 claims, followed by Arizona ($1.1M).
Regina R Berkovich, neurology in West Hollywood, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Bafiertam in 2024: 66 claims costing $430K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regina R Berkovich West Hollywood, CA | Neurology | 66 | Under 11 | $430K |
| Rebecca L Jones Phoenix, AZ | Neurology | 51 | Under 11 | $394K |
| Moeen U Din |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 72 | 377 | 83 | $3.1M |
| 2023 | 104 | 587 | 125 | $4.9M |
| 2024 | 153 | 999 | 172 | $8.2M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 14 |
| Under 11 |
| $248K |
| Sangjin Oh Glen Burnie, MD | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $248K |
| Lori H Travis Phoenix, AZ | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $230K |
| Michelle L Apperson Sacramento, CA | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $222K |
| Angel R Chinea Sr. Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $181K |
| Matthew A McCoyd Chicago, IL | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $148K |
| Aaron M Bartek Wahoo, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $136K |
| Jose Avila Ornelas Caguas, PR | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $134K |
| Barbara S Giesser Santa Monica, CA | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $118K |
| Barbara Obrien Cordova, TN | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $103K |
| Sonia M Caraballo-Cartagena Schaumburg, IL | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $94K |
| Jonathan Ross Bethesda, MD | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $89K |
| Ezekiel S Sachs Houston, TX | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $86K |
| Theodore R Brown Kirkland, WA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 13 | Under 11 | $84K |
| Lawrence M Eilender Southfield, MI | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $80K |
| Ozaire A Awais Foxboro, MA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $79K |
| Mustafa K Ansari Los Angeles, CA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Donald Negroski Sarasota, FL | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Kathleen Munger Rochester, NY | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Megan E Mason Gallatin, TN | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Jill A Bressler Syosset, NY | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $76K |
| Mark C Cascione Clearwater, FL | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $75K |
| Shailee S Shah Nashville, TN | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $75K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Banner Life Sci | 999 | $8.2M |