Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$12.2M
+23.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
9,190
$1,327.86 per claim
Patients
4,014
1,611 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$12.2M
$3,040.23 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $12.2M for Eligard in 2024, for 9,190 prescriptions and refills to 4,014 patients (up 23.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,327.86.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Eligard in 2024: $2.8M for 2,212 claims, followed by New York ($2.0M).
Unni Mooppan, urology in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Eligard in 2024: 151 claims costing $192K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unni Mooppan Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 151 | 61 | $192K |
| Christian A Thomas Westbrook, ME | Hematology-Oncology | 128 | 40 | $169K |
| Freddy R Mendez Torres |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,177 | 5,688 | 2,377 | $8.1M |
| 2023 | 1,344 | 7,031 | 2,939 | $9.9M |
| 2024 | 1,611 | 9,190 | 4,014 | $12.2M |
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.
| Urology |
| 66 |
| 45 |
| $153K |
| Carlton B Barnswell Elmont, NY | Urology | 88 | 41 | $127K |
| Frederick Greenstein Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 76 | 34 | $95K |
| Michael Ciatto Queens Village, NY | Urology | 70 | 42 | $91K |
| Moez Khorsandi Los Angeles, CA | Urology | 64 | 23 | $79K |
| Soroush A Ramin North Hollywood, CA | Urology | 63 | 34 | $77K |
| Timothy P Weyrich McMurray, PA | Urology | 26 | 20 | $70K |
| David Schwartzwald Boca Raton, FL | Urology | 44 | 15 | $63K |
| Luis G Rangel Hialeah, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 44 | 15 | $62K |
| Jamaal M Thomas New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | 25 | $61K |
| Ken Takesita Riverside, CA | Urology | 39 | 17 | $61K |
| Miguel E Sosa Humacao, PR | Urology | 46 | 16 | $59K |
| Animesh Sahai Sikeston, MO | Urology | 22 | 14 | $57K |
| Omar Ortiz-Alvarado Coral Springs, FL | Urology | 28 | 11 | $53K |
| Robert J Larke Crestview Hills, KY | Urology | 21 | 13 | $53K |
| Nancy Serbellon New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | 11 | $51K |
| Richard B Antosek Sunrise, FL | Urology | 37 | 13 | $51K |
| Leif E Olsson Wakefield, RI | Urology | 19 | 12 | $50K |
| Brent B Campbell Lufkin, TX | Urology | 19 | 11 | $50K |
| Ramon G Ramos-Cartagena Caguas, PR | Urology | 37 | 11 | $50K |
| Sapan K Polepalle Bronx, NY | Urology | 24 | 15 | $49K |
| Jeffrey S Lombard Largo, FL | Urology | 37 | 14 | $49K |
| David A Robbins North Miami, FL | Urology | 35 | 18 | $47K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Tolmar Inc. | 9,193 | $12.2M |