Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.1M
-22.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,286
$724.41 per claim
Patients
719
375 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.1M for Bortezomib in 2024, for 4,286 prescriptions and refills to 719 patients (down 22.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $724.41.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Bortezomib in 2024: $1.3M for 1,137 claims, followed by California ($619K).
Madhumati R Kalavar, hematology in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Bortezomib in 2024: 60 claims costing $164K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madhumati R Kalavar Brooklyn, NY | Hematology | 60 | Under 11 | $164K |
| Ratesh Khillan Brooklyn, NY | Medical Oncology | 54 | 11 | $113K |
| Seth A Benkel |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 244 | 1,614 | 401 | $4.3M |
| 2023 | 329 | 2,877 | 559 | $4.0M |
| 2024 | 375 | 4,286 | 719 | $3.1M |
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 50 |
| Under 11 |
| $91K |
| Avi S Retter Bronx, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 53 | Under 11 | $90K |
| Alejandro Garcia Tuscaloosa, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 28 | Under 11 | $89K |
| Scott W McGee Massillon, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 44 | Under 11 | $81K |
| Nolyn C Nyatanga Valley Stream, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 47 | Under 11 | $63K |
| Noman Rafique Massillon, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 35 | Under 11 | $57K |
| Ashvini Sengar Gadsden, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 45 | Under 11 | $49K |
| John P Winters III Westbrook, ME | Hematology-Oncology | 67 | Under 11 | $47K |
| John P Schwerkoske Encinitas, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 24 | Under 11 | $45K |
| Rocco Caruso East Setauket, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 38 | Under 11 | $40K |
| Anwer A Shaikh Vista, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $40K |
| Astrid Belalcazar Montgomery, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 26 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Hitendra M Rambhia Brooklyn, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Howard S Yeh Beverly Hills, CA | Medical Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Delfino M Crescenzo Howard Beach, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Kirtan N Koticha Shreveport, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 34 | 11 | $30K |
| David B Askin Forest Hills, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Matthew C Dugan Westbrook, ME | Medical Oncology | 34 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Syed S Rafique Greenwood, MS | Hematology-Oncology | 46 | Under 11 | $28K |
| John J Graham Canfield, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 113 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Amishi Desai Port Jefferson Station, NY | Hematology | 26 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Gurmohan Syali E Setauket, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Byung M Kim Elmhurst, NY | Medical Oncology | 19 | Under 11 | $24K |