Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$9.4M
+86.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
732
$12,901.14 per claim
Patients
171
172 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$9.5M
$54,970.25 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $9.4M for Deferiprone (3 Times A Day) in 2024, for 732 prescriptions and refills to 171 patients (up 86.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12,901.14.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Deferiprone (3 Times A Day) in 2024: $1.1M for 81 claims, followed by Alabama ($952K).
Julie Kanter Washko, hematology-oncology in Birmingham, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Deferiprone (3 Times A Day) in 2024: 54 claims costing $676K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Kanter Washko Birmingham, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 54 | 14 | $676K |
| Taha Bat Dallas, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $368K |
| Aziz Khan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39 | 106 | 41 | $1.5M |
| 2023 | 113 | 380 | 107 | $5.1M |
| 2024 | 172 | 732 | 171 | $9.4M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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 |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $198K |
| Danielle L Goodell Toledo, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $198K |
| Chelsea E Snead Richmond, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $192K |
| Ingrid F Kohut Philadelphia, PA | Hematology | 12 | Under 11 | $188K |
| Melissa J Bolman Minneapolis, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $169K |
| Asra Z Ahmed Ann Arbor, MI | Hematology | 11 | Under 11 | $148K |
| Natasha D Wardsworth Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $139K |
| Foluso Ogunsile Hollywood, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $111K |
| Rajesh K Khurana Fayetteville, NC | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $99K |
| Dorothy A Kleinert New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $98K |
| Robert M Rifkin Denver, CO | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $64K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 643 | $8.2M |
| Taro Pharm USA | 90 | $1.2M |