Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$373K
-47.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
314
$1,187.62 per claim
Patients
60
48 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$361K
$6,116.73 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $373K for Decitabine in 2024, for 314 prescriptions and refills to 60 patients (down 47.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,187.62.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Decitabine in 2024: $191K for 115 claims, followed by Florida ($43K).
Tarek Elrafei, hematology-oncology in Bronx, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Decitabine in 2024: 20 claims costing $35K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarek Elrafei Bronx, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Ratesh Khillan Brooklyn, NY | Medical Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Arjun Iyengar |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 72 | 317 | 88 | $886K |
| 2023 | 66 | 302 | 87 | $705K |
| 2024 | 48 | 314 | 60 | $373K |
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 21 |
| Under 11 |
| $29K |
| Ashvini Sengar Gadsden, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Manish Dhawan Minden, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $5,729 |
| Tejvir Singh Reno, NV | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $5,553 |
| Nagaprasad Nagajothi Massillon, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $4,962 |
| Caroline M Behler San Francisco, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $4,264 |
| William R Mitchell Huntersville, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $2,719 |
| Neil D Palmisiano Sewell, NJ | Medical Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $943 |