Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$22.7M
+28.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,123
$20,191.62 per claim
Patients
305
358 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$22.7M
$74,344.88 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $22.7M for Balversa in 2024, for 1,123 prescriptions and refills to 305 patients (up 28.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $20,191.62.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Balversa in 2024: $2.8M for 139 claims, followed by Florida ($2.2M).
Timothy Kuzel, medical oncology in Orland Park, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Balversa in 2024: 14 claims costing $338K.
Balversa is made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), listed in the Medicare spending data as Janssen Product.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Kuzel Orland Park, IL | Medical Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $338K |
| Carolyn Carrera Ypsilanti, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $239K |
| Patrick J Mille |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 292 | 922 | 256 | $16.8M |
| 2023 | 308 | 850 | 274 | $17.6M |
| 2024 | 358 | 1,123 | 305 | $22.7M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $235K |
| Daniel Fein Milford, MA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $221K |
| Ayham Deeb Suffolk, VA | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $203K |
| Jaime Goebel Fort Wayne, IN | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $197K |
| Justin Sovich Portland, OR | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $196K |
| Esther Kim New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $189K |
| Shumei Kato Houston, TX | Hematology | 12 | Under 11 | $167K |
| Justin P Favaro Charlotte, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $79K |
| Brittany A Hicks Gulfport, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $59K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Product JNJ | 1,123 | $22.7M |