Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$78.5M
+8387.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
5,293
$14,834.34 per claim
Patients
1,359
1,079 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$78.5M
$57,743.32 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $78.5M for Bimzelx Autoinjector in 2024, for 5,293 prescriptions and refills to 1,359 patients (up 8387.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $14,834.34.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Bimzelx Autoinjector in 2024: $7.2M for 483 claims, followed by New York ($6.5M).
Foday Koroma, nurse practitioner in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Bimzelx Autoinjector in 2024: 43 claims costing $668K.
Bimzelx Autoinjector is made by UCB SA (UCB.BR), listed in the Medicare spending data as UCB Pharma.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foday Koroma New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 43 | Under 11 | $668K |
| Jamiel Ramos San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 43 | Under 11 | $631K |
| Kevin Blazer |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46 | 58 | 47 | $925K |
| 2024 | 1,079 | 5,293 | 1,359 | $78.5M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
|---|
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 40 |
| Under 11 |
| $595K |
| Alexandra B Kimball Boston, MA | Dermatology | 32 | Under 11 | $507K |
| Seth B Forman Tampa, FL | Dermatology | 34 | Under 11 | $497K |
| Elisha E Christianson Waterbury, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | Under 11 | $475K |
| Bruce Strober Cromwell, CT | Dermatology | 31 | Under 11 | $458K |
| Katherine A McCrady Little Rock, AR | Physician Assistant | 30 | Under 11 | $421K |
| Seth T Howell Columbia, SC | Dermatology | 26 | Under 11 | $384K |
| Fabrizio V Galimberti Conway, SC | Dermatology | 24 | Under 11 | $363K |
| Patricia A McClerklin Columbia, SC | Dermatology | 24 | Under 11 | $356K |
| Saakshi Khattri New York, NY | Dermatology | 22 | Under 11 | $350K |
| Mandi L Battles Eureka, CA | Physician Assistant | 24 | Under 11 | $347K |
| John P Minni Stuart, FL | Dermatology | 23 | Under 11 | $347K |
| Melissa L Knuckles Corbin, KY | Dermatology | 23 | Under 11 | $341K |
| Christopher J Sayed Chapel Hill, NC | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $334K |
| Craig A Kraffert Redding, CA | Dermatology | 23 | Under 11 | $327K |
| Jeffrey M Cohen New Haven, CT | Dermatology | 21 | Under 11 | $308K |
| Cory J Rubin Waterford, MI | Dermatology | 17 | Under 11 | $303K |
| Liliya Besedina Bayonne, NJ | Dermatology | 21 | Under 11 | $293K |
| Laini R Gaar Port Charlotte, FL | Dermatology | 20 | Under 11 | $292K |
| Syed O Ali West Hills, CA | Dermatology | 20 | Under 11 | $290K |
| Vinita Hom Flushing, NY | Physician Assistant | 18 | Under 11 | $288K |
| Karina Darakhchava Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $285K |
| Matthew A Lewis Stanford, CA | Dermatology | 21 | Under 11 | $282K |
| Spending |
|---|
| UCB Pharma UCB.BR | 5,294 | $78.5M |