Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$44.8M
-12.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
6,902
$6,494.83 per claim
Patients
1,058
790 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $44.8M for Bexarotene in 2024, for 6,902 prescriptions and refills to 1,058 patients (down 12.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6,494.83.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Bexarotene in 2024: $6.6M for 624 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($4.4M).
Kacie R Carlson, physician assistant in New Haven, CT, had the highest Medicare cost for Bexarotene in 2024: 372 claims costing $1.7M.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kacie R Carlson New Haven, CT | Physician Assistant | 372 | 50 | $1.7M |
| Brian Poligone Fairport, NY | Dermatology | 47 | Under 11 | $1.3M |
| Erin E Boh |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 583 | 4,629 | 735 | $51.9M |
| 2023 | 658 | 5,798 | 893 | $51.0M |
| 2024 | 790 | 6,902 | 1,058 | $44.8M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 179 |
| 24 |
| $1.2M |
| Trevor Feinstein Fayetteville, GA | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Ellen J Kim Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 122 | 14 | $1.0M |
| Danielle Cassel New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 86 | 18 | $845K |
| Heather W Goff Dallas, TX | Dermatology | 40 | Under 11 | $770K |
| Julia Dai Chicago, IL | Dermatology | 88 | 15 | $762K |
| Jennifer Villasenor-Park Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 80 | 12 | $722K |
| John A Zic Nashville, TN | Dermatology | 170 | 21 | $574K |
| Konstantinos Sdrimas Morgantown, WV | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $566K |
| Sarah Lauren C Hughey Birmingham, AL | Dermatology | 54 | Under 11 | $509K |
| Jennifer A Desimone Fairfax, VA | Dermatology | 30 | Under 11 | $464K |
| Dean D George Hartford, CT | Dermatology | 47 | Under 11 | $462K |
| Bradley M Haverkos Aurora, CO | Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | 144 | 19 | $413K |
| Neha Mehta-Shah Saint Louis, MO | Medical Oncology | 37 | Under 11 | $406K |
| Caitlyn N Myrdal Philadelphia, PA | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 50 | Under 11 | $373K |
| Kevin D Cooper Cleveland, OH | Dermatology | 57 | 11 | $340K |
| Erin M Pettijohn Grand Rapids, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $319K |
| Alison Moskowitz New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 24 | Under 11 | $310K |
| Balagopalan Nair Little Rock, AR | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $309K |
| Lauren C Pinter-Brown Los Angeles, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 78 | Under 11 | $304K |
| Tyler D Lash Shreveport, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $303K |
| Patricia L Myskowski New York, NY | Dermatology | 19 | Under 11 | $298K |
| Kimberly A Bohjanen Minneapolis, MN | Dermatology | 26 | Under 11 | $294K |