Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$263.9M
Prescriptions
38K
$6,906.28 per claim
Patients
5,552
3,918 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$264.0M
$47,527.52 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $263.9M for Cimzia (2 Pack) in 2024, for 38,214 prescriptions and refills to 5,552 patients. The average cost per claim was $6,906.28.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Cimzia (2 Pack) in 2024: $25.7M for 3,814 claims, followed by Florida ($23.9M).
Elvin R Garcia, rheumatology in McAllen, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Cimzia (2 Pack) in 2024: 261 claims costing $1.7M.
Cimzia (2 Pack) is made by UCB SA (UCB.BR), listed in the Medicare spending data as UCB Pharma.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 261 | 40 | $1.7M |
| Ricardo J Garcia Alemany Hialeah, FL | Rheumatology | 273 | 50 | $1.7M |
| Dimitrios I Fanopoulos |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,918 | 38,214 | 5,552 | $263.9M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| UCB Pharma UCB.BR |
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.
| Rheumatology |
| 124 |
| 13 |
| $767K |
| Samy K Metyas Covina, CA | Rheumatology | 94 | 18 | $630K |
| Jose J Aldrich Miami, FL | Rheumatology | 106 | 14 | $619K |
| Vijay Singh Sewell, NJ | Rheumatology | 88 | 18 | $612K |
| Adrian A Michael La Mesilla, NM | Rheumatology | 88 | Under 11 | $611K |
| Jonathan D Graf San Francisco, CA | Rheumatology | 70 | Under 11 | $569K |
| Farheen Rasool Las Vegas, NV | Rheumatology | 89 | 11 | $556K |
| Amanda L Matthews San Antonio, TX | Physician Assistant | 93 | 14 | $554K |
| Tarek Kteleh Muncie, IN | Rheumatology | 82 | 19 | $502K |
| Richard E Jones III Northport, AL | Rheumatology | 86 | Under 11 | $493K |
| Thu T Tran Biloxi, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 90 | 12 | $489K |
| Wonil Lee North Hollywood, CA | Rheumatology | 83 | 11 | $489K |
| Lama Hashish San Antonio, TX | Rheumatology | 79 | 11 | $485K |
| 1598738262 | Rheumatology | 71 | 13 | $459K |
| William F Sullivan Fairhope, AL | Rheumatology | 66 | Under 11 | $446K |
| Mansoor Ahmed Richmond, KY | Rheumatology | 74 | Under 11 | $446K |
| Richard Haddad Red Bank, NJ | Rheumatology | 71 | 13 | $444K |
| Naiara Alvarez Harlingen, TX | Rheumatology | 74 | Under 11 | $440K |
| Nazanin Firooz Woodland Hills, CA | Rheumatology | 51 | Under 11 | $436K |
| Johana F Duque Lauderdale Lakes, FL | Physician Assistant | 61 | Under 11 | $422K |
| Jose G Garcia Pembroke Pines, FL | Rheumatology | 66 | Under 11 | $421K |
| Aleksandra Granath Naples, FL | Rheumatology | 63 | Under 11 | $419K |
| Kayvan Kamali Longview, TX | Rheumatology | 66 | Under 11 | $419K |
| 38,220 |
| $264.0M |