Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$123.0M
+28.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
19K
$6,402.77 per claim
Patients
4,663
4,148 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $123.0M for Cresemba in 2024, for 19,211 prescriptions and refills to 4,663 patients (up 28.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6,402.77.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Cresemba in 2024: $30.8M for 4,864 claims, followed by New York ($9.5M).
Sofya Tokman, pulmonary disease in Phoenix, AZ, had the highest Medicare cost for Cresemba in 2024: 120 claims costing $1.2M.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofya Tokman Phoenix, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 120 | 26 | $1.2M |
| Kamyar Afshar San Diego, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 164 | 25 | $972K |
| Alice L Gray Aurora, CO |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,828 | 12,149 | 2,934 | $72.6M |
| 2023 | 3,356 | 14,670 | 3,567 | $95.6M |
| 2024 | 4,148 | 19,211 | 4,663 | $123.0M |
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.
| Critical Care (Intensivists) |
| 78 |
| 15 |
| $563K |
| Ashwini Arjuna Phoenix, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 48 | 11 | $523K |
| Royce H Johnson Bakersfield, CA | Infectious Disease | 78 | Under 11 | $514K |
| Grant A Turner Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 82 | Under 11 | $496K |
| Hesham E Abdelrazek Phoenix, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 39 | 11 | $432K |
| David M Sayah Los Angeles, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 68 | 11 | $419K |
| Bhuvin M Buddhdev Phoenix, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 58 | 12 | $413K |
| Reinaldo E Rampolla West Hollywood, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 71 | 22 | $407K |
| Erin Medoff New Haven, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 62 | 15 | $403K |
| Lakshmi Savitala-Damerla Los Angeles, CA | Physician Assistant | 60 | 23 | $363K |
| Kendra J McAnally Phoenix, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 39 | 11 | $352K |
| Carlos M D'Assumpcao Bakersfield, CA | Infectious Disease | 55 | Under 11 | $351K |
| Aarya Kafi San Diego, CA | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 60 | 13 | $347K |
| Yusaku M Shino Los Angeles, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 39 | Under 11 | $347K |
| Jennifer E Schwartz Indianapolis, IN | Hematology-Oncology | 36 | 13 | $323K |
| Margaret M Harrington Atlanta, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 45 | Under 11 | $315K |
| Rachel G Davidians Duarte, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | Under 11 | $300K |
| Gordon L Yung San Diego, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 45 | 14 | $292K |
| Lorenzo Zaffiri Atlanta, GA | Pulmonary Disease | 45 | 17 | $273K |
| Emily R Fitzpatrick New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | 16 | $273K |
| Sara A Carlough Houston, TX | Physician Assistant | 38 | 11 | $273K |
| Logan S Murray Tampa, FL | Physician Assistant | 46 | 23 | $271K |
| Soe S Win Bakersfield, CA | Infectious Disease | 45 | Under 11 | $265K |