Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.4M
-23.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,807
$364.56 per claim
Patients
1,262
360 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.4M
$1,099.36 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.4M for Caspofungin Acetate in 2024, for 3,807 prescriptions and refills to 1,262 patients (down 23.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $364.56.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Caspofungin Acetate in 2024: $712K for 2,707 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($105K).
Ella Peppe, podiatry in Bronx, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Caspofungin Acetate in 2024: 252 claims costing $65K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ella Peppe Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 252 | 130 | $65K |
| Tamira Vannoy Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 255 | 86 | $64K |
| Olatunde Osofisan Brooklyn, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 423 | 3,188 | 904 | $1.9M |
| 2023 | 434 | 3,051 | 915 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | 360 | 3,807 | 1,262 | $1.4M |
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.
| Podiatry |
| 208 |
| 78 |
| $52K |
| Karl Cirincione Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 190 | 57 | $49K |
| Paul M Koslow Rego Park, NY | Podiatry | 194 | 60 | $49K |
| Robert J Grabowski Doylestown, PA | Family Practice | 28 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Emil Lavian New York, NY | Podiatry | 146 | 48 | $37K |
| Junior R King Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 135 | 63 | $33K |
| Joseph W Ofisi Chicago, IL | Family Practice | 60 | Under 11 | $32K |
| John A Debello Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 115 | 29 | $28K |
| Doris Gordon Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 104 | 34 | $27K |
| Kv Gopalakrishna Cleveland, OH | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Elizabeth Youngewirth New York, NY | Podiatry | 100 | 55 | $25K |
| Blair C Weikert Philadelphia, PA | Infectious Disease | 42 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Apoorv Y Kalra Overland Park, KS | Infectious Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Thomas C Keeling Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Eustace Allen Brooklyn, NY | Specialist | 64 | 20 | $16K |
| Meagan K McDowell Houston, TX | Physician Assistant | 31 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Kevin B Golden Fort Worth, TX | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Howard J Reifer Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 60 | 15 | $15K |
| Amit Gandhi Queens Village, NY | Podiatry | 53 | 22 | $14K |
| Youngsen Jeng Ontario, CA | Podiatry | 52 | 15 | $13K |
| Zarnab R Butta Denver, CO | Podiatry | 42 | 15 | $11K |
| Melvin B Hurt New York, NY | Podiatry | 37 | 16 | $10K |
| Jeffrey R Rosenblatt Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 35 | 13 | $9,432 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 2,816 | $753K |
| Fresenius Kabi | 464 | $439K |
| Fosun Pharma Us | 279 | $83K |
| Almaject, Inc | 98 | $55K |
| Sagent Pharmace | 125 | $46K |
| Athenex Pharmac | 27 | $12K |