Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.2M
-34.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
75
$29,995.56 per claim
Patients
-
11 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.2M
- per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.2M for Buphenyl in 2024, for 75 prescriptions and refills to - patients (down 34.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $29,995.56.
Nebraska had the highest Medicare cost for Buphenyl in 2024: $697K for 13 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($637K).
Craig V Baker, medical genetics and genomics in Omaha, NE, had the highest Medicare cost for Buphenyl in 2024: 13 claims costing $697K.
Buphenyl is made by Amgen Inc. (AMGN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Horizon/Amgen.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig V Baker Omaha, NE | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 13 | Under 11 | $697K |
| Gerard Vockley Pittsburgh, PA | Pediatric Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $281K |
| Chanika Phornphutkul |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | 162 | 21 | $4.2M |
| 2023 | 16 | 120 | 17 | $3.4M |
| 2024 | 11 | 75 | - | $2.2M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Pediatric Medicine |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $263K |
| Jesse A Stoff Glen Cove, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 11 | Under 11 | $221K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon/Amgen AMGN | 75 | $2.2M |