Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$108K
+30.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
436
$248.12 per claim
Patients
55
51 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$108K
$1,964.68 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $108K for Deferoxamine Mesylate in 2024, for 436 prescriptions and refills to 55 patients (up 30.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $248.12.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Deferoxamine Mesylate in 2024: $21K for 34 claims, followed by New York ($19K).
Asra Z Ahmed, hematology in Ann Arbor, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Deferoxamine Mesylate in 2024: 50 claims costing $11K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asra Z Ahmed Ann Arbor, MI | Hematology | 50 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Anne D Rishon San Leandro, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $8,361 |
| Justin D Cohen |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 41 | 346 | 39 | $112K |
| 2023 | 34 | 272 | 36 | $83K |
| 2024 | 51 | 436 | 55 | $108K |
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 |
| 34 |
| Under 11 |
| $7,903 |
| Samuel Wilson Chapel Hill, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $6,592 |
| Alecia C Nero Dallas, TX | Hematology | 28 | Under 11 | $6,340 |
| Darla K Liles Greenville, NC | Hematology | 56 | Under 11 | $5,802 |
| Kin Lam New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $3,226 |
| Dorothy A Kleinert New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 32 | Under 11 | $2,965 |
| Norland Ng New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $1,132 |
| Paul J Lin Wellington, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $620 |
| Sandeep Malik Cornwall, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $321 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Kabi | 263 | $78K |
| Hospira/Pfizer | 120 | $24K |
| Apotex Corp | 50 | $5,969 |