Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.80B
+66.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
450K
$4,005.63 per claim
Patients
66K
26,250 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.80B
$27,534.73 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.80B for Dupixent Pen in 2024, for 450,375 prescriptions and refills to 65,516 patients (up 66.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4,005.63.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Dupixent Pen in 2024: $163.2M for 41,828 claims, followed by New York ($140.9M).
Melissa L Knuckles, dermatology in Corbin, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Dupixent Pen in 2024: 808 claims costing $3.2M.
Dupixent Pen is made by Sanofi (SNY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sanofi-Aventis.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa L Knuckles Corbin, KY | Dermatology | 808 | 121 | $3.2M |
| Jerald E Hurdle Waterville, ME | Interventional Pain Management | 597 | 81 | $2.2M |
| George S Drew |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12,807 | 141,261 | 23,339 | $522.3M |
| 2023 | 19,300 | 274,385 | 41,240 | $1.08B |
| 2024 | 26,250 | 450,375 | 65,516 | $1.80B |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 501 |
| 64 |
| $2.0M |
| Jamiel Ramos San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 395 | 71 | $1.5M |
| Juan B Iribarren Beaumont, TX | Internal Medicine | 356 | 53 | $1.5M |
| Jeffrey M Cohen New Haven, CT | Dermatology | 278 | 32 | $1.4M |
| Janiece A Feuerstein Grand Rapids, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 371 | 50 | $1.4M |
| Jonathan S Leventhal New Haven, CT | Dermatology | 320 | 38 | $1.3M |
| Jason B Karp Lake Success, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 286 | 49 | $1.1M |
| Tien Q Nguyen Fountain Valley, CA | Dermatology | 298 | 41 | $1.1M |
| Marek A Stawiski Grand Rapids, MI | Dermatology | 267 | 36 | $1.0M |
| Ling Yan Jiang Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 269 | 62 | $1.0M |
| Jon C Benson Marion, OH | Physician Assistant | 256 | 41 | $993K |
| Anne Marie Holly Rochester, NY | Physician Assistant | 227 | 46 | $983K |
| Megan H Noe Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 269 | 29 | $982K |
| Ibrahim Al-Sanouri Madison, WI | Pulmonary Disease | 260 | 35 | $970K |
| Kevin M Crawford Seymour, IN | Dermatology | 245 | 29 | $959K |
| Farhana Jan Boston, MA | Dermatology | 220 | 26 | $933K |
| Justin T Cheeley Atlanta, GA | Dermatology | 235 | 37 | $919K |
| Laura D Aspey Atlanta, GA | Dermatology | 241 | 45 | $901K |
| Frank Morocco Jr. Marion, OH | Dermatology | 231 | 28 | $894K |
| Lymarie I Aguila Gonzalez Manati, PR | Dermatology | 228 | 28 | $876K |
| Nicholas K Mollanazar Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 229 | 32 | $875K |
| Roozbeh Sharif Nederland, TX | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 216 | 45 | $873K |
| Ali Moiin Troy, MI | Dermatology | 224 | 36 | $870K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-Aventis SNY | 450,526 | $1.80B |