Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.6M
-3.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
267
$13,316.85 per claim
Patients
39
41 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.6M
$91,169.23 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.6M for Ferriprox in 2024, for 267 prescriptions and refills to 39 patients (down 3.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $13,316.85.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Ferriprox in 2024: $654K for 30 claims, followed by California ($519K).
Sarah K George, hematology-oncology in Orlando, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Ferriprox in 2024: 12 claims costing $410K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah K George Orlando, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $410K |
| Julie Kanter Washko Birmingham, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $313K |
| Denis B Fitzgerald |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46 | 284 | 40 | $3.8M |
| 2023 | 43 | 277 | 40 | $3.7M |
| 2024 | 41 | 267 | 39 | $3.6M |
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 |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $268K |
| Dorothy A Kleinert New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $214K |
| Samantha S Lang Dearborn, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $164K |
| Michael Levy Boston, MA | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $162K |
| Bushra Ajaz Orange City, FL | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $161K |
| Lori Schleicher New York, NY | Medical Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $137K |
| George R Bou Samra Somerset, PA | Interventional Cardiology | 12 | Under 11 | $85K |
| Paul J Tuite Minneapolis, MN | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $63K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Chiesi USA, Inc | 267 | $3.6M |