Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$81.2M
+103.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
5,334
$15,222.74 per claim
Patients
704
609 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$81.2M
$115,338.22 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $81.2M for Besremi in 2024, for 5,334 prescriptions and refills to 704 patients (up 103.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $15,222.74.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Besremi in 2024: $7.5M for 491 claims, followed by California ($6.7M).
Josef T Prchal, hematology in Salt Lake City, UT, had the highest Medicare cost for Besremi in 2024: 176 claims costing $2.7M.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josef T Prchal Salt Lake City, UT | Hematology | 176 | 28 | $2.7M |
| Anthony Hunter Atlanta, GA | Hematology | 88 | Under 11 | $1.3M |
| Sandy El Bitar Durham, NC |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 199 | 1,411 | 212 | $20.0M |
| 2023 | 316 | 2,618 | 333 | $39.9M |
| 2024 | 609 | 5,334 | 704 | $81.2M |
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.
| Hematology |
| 69 |
| Under 11 |
| $1.2M |
| Brandon J McMahon Chicago, IL | Hematology | 56 | Under 11 | $934K |
| Andrew T Kuykendall Tampa, FL | Internal Medicine | 54 | Under 11 | $872K |
| Bianca Edirisinghe New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | 12 | $824K |
| Brandi N Reeves Chapel Hill, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 53 | 14 | $766K |
| Ghaith F Abu Zeinah New York, NY | Medical Oncology | 47 | Under 11 | $741K |
| Kristen M Kindervater Ann Arbor, MI | Physician Assistant | 40 | Under 11 | $581K |
| Brent M Skiver Asheville, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 35 | Under 11 | $575K |
| Lori J Maness-Harris Omaha, NE | Hematology | 36 | Under 11 | $574K |
| Zhuoyan Li Baltimore, MD | Hematology-Oncology | 41 | Under 11 | $553K |
| Richard Y Chang Westlake, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 33 | Under 11 | $550K |
| Brynn Parsegov Salt Lake City, UT | Physician Assistant | 34 | 15 | $535K |
| David C Benton Topsham, ME | Hematology-Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $531K |
| Jennifer T Andres Scottsdale, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $514K |
| Candido E Rivera-Linares Jacksonville, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 30 | Under 11 | $496K |
| Craig Kessler Washington, DC | Hematology-Oncology | 29 | Under 11 | $494K |
| Michael Streiff Baltimore, MD | Hematology-Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $494K |
| Zachary I Blume Seattle, WA | Physician Assistant | 29 | Under 11 | $489K |
| Sheh-Li Chen Chapel Hill, NC | Pharmacist | 31 | Under 11 | $486K |
| Zohra I Nooruddin San Antonio, TX | Medical Oncology | 29 | Under 11 | $480K |
| Yazan Madanat Dallas, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 30 | Under 11 | $469K |
| Gabriela S Hobbs Boston, MA | Hematology-Oncology | 35 | Under 11 | $461K |
| Elizabeth O Hexner Philadelphia, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 27 | Under 11 | $452K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmaessentia | 5,334 | $81.2M |