Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.8M
-18.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
96K
$81.24 per claim
Patients
26K
21,916 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.8M for Dapsone in 2024, for 96,488 prescriptions and refills to 26,166 patients (down 18.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $81.24.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Dapsone in 2024: $582K for 5,625 claims, followed by California ($578K).
Natella Yagoudaeva, physician assistant in Rego Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Dapsone in 2024: 29 claims costing $17K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natella Yagoudaeva Rego Park, NY | Physician Assistant | 29 | 13 | $17K |
| Whitney Holland Birmingham, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 95 | 26 | $9,945 |
| Robin K Dore |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20,751 | 94,734 | 25,277 | $9.9M |
| 2023 | 21,162 | 93,721 | 25,238 | $9.6M |
| 2024 | 21,916 | 96,488 | 26,166 | $7.8M |
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.
| Rheumatology |
| 79 |
| 25 |
| $9,659 |
| Victoria P Werth Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 80 | 24 | $9,473 |
| Christopher M Hull Salt Lake City, UT | Dermatology | 126 | 24 | $9,082 |
| Brent M Boyce Sebewaing, MI | Dermatology | 43 | 15 | $8,366 |
| Ron Feldman Atlanta, GA | Dermatology | 93 | 32 | $8,349 |
| Moises Acevedo Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 19 | Under 11 | $8,227 |
| Jeffrey M Weinberg Kew Gardens, NY | Dermatology | 20 | Under 11 | $8,144 |
| Stefano Tarantolo Omaha, NE | Medical Oncology | 90 | 24 | $8,117 |
| Cindy J Poehls Minneapolis, MN | Physician Assistant | 106 | 21 | $7,696 |
| Gustavo A Ramirez Guillen Kissimmee, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 145 | 25 | $7,234 |
| Richard S Spong Minneapolis, MN | Nephrology | 111 | 22 | $7,070 |
| Marimeg Q Clairwood Danbury, CT | Dermatology | 20 | Under 11 | $7,061 |
| Aurora Shehu Wingrove Pittsburgh, PA | Dermatology | 26 | Under 11 | $7,008 |
| Neil J Korman Cleveland, OH | Dermatology | 56 | 14 | $6,943 |
| 1699810705 | Physician Assistant | 128 | 20 | $6,730 |
| Sherrie-Ann V Straughn Atlanta, GA | Dermatology | 14 | Under 11 | $6,304 |
| Erin E Boh New Orleans, LA | Dermatology | 67 | 22 | $6,170 |
| Bruce D Glassman Alexandria, VA | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $5,875 |
| Elyn V Bowers Sacramento, CA | Dermatology | 23 | Under 11 | $5,794 |
| Pejman D Shamekh Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $5,763 |
| Walaa Dabbas Chicago, IL | Nephrology | 94 | 20 | $5,679 |
| Allison M Linquist Pasadena, MD | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $5,603 |
| James P Lagrew Lexington, KY | Dermatology | 12 | Under 11 | $5,499 |