Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.8M
+11.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
6,031
$459.80 per claim
Patients
3,255
2,525 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.8M
$851.80 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.8M for Finacea in 2024, for 6,031 prescriptions and refills to 3,255 patients (up 11.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $459.80.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Finacea in 2024: $462K for 1,070 claims, followed by New Jersey ($285K).
Liliya Besedina, dermatology in Bayonne, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Finacea in 2024: 179 claims costing $74K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liliya Besedina Bayonne, NJ | Dermatology | 179 | 74 | $74K |
| Marina Zabezhanskaya Brooklyn, NY | Dermatology | 116 | 44 | $49K |
| Eyal K Levit Brooklyn, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,260 | 5,315 | 2,879 | $2.3M |
| 2023 | 2,215 | 5,348 | 2,804 | $2.5M |
| 2024 | 2,525 | 6,031 | 3,255 | $2.8M |
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 |
| 84 |
| 24 |
| $35K |
| Moises Acevedo Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 41 | 13 | $20K |
| Andrew Alexis New York, NY | Dermatology | 34 | 15 | $14K |
| Pinkas E Lebovits New York, NY | Dermatology | 34 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Pooneh Newton Albuquerque, NM | Physician Assistant | 30 | 14 | $13K |
| Jeffrey Tuazon Jersey City, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 29 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Anays Suarez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Antonella F Viterbo Kinnelon, NJ | Physician Assistant | 20 | 15 | $9,886 |
| Angela Azar Great Neck, NY | Dermatology | 23 | 11 | $9,715 |
| Joseph K Cavallo Port Jefferson Station, NY | Dermatology | 20 | Under 11 | $8,234 |
| Alpesh D Desai Houston, TX | Dermatology | 18 | Under 11 | $7,531 |
| Olivia J Karczewski Hoboken, NJ | Physician Assistant | 18 | Under 11 | $7,483 |
| Viktoriya Fridman New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $7,324 |
| Christina M Barlow Sarasota, FL | Physician Assistant | 16 | Under 11 | $6,759 |
| Adam Friedman Washington, DC | Dermatology | 15 | Under 11 | $6,588 |
| Nichole M Palomba Palm Bay, FL | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $6,464 |
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 15 | Under 11 | $6,436 |
| Azita Simoni Thousand Oaks, CA | Dermatology | 11 | Under 11 | $6,418 |
| John S Kasteler Gilbert, AZ | Dermatology | 15 | Under 11 | $6,381 |
| Joshua P Fogelman Orangeburg, NY | Dermatology | 14 | Under 11 | $5,824 |
| Brendan B Pillemer Germantown, MD | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $5,691 |
| Tanuja Devaraj Hershey, PA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $5,677 |
| Swarna P Sivanesan Freehold, NJ | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $5,484 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Leo Pharma Inc. | 6,032 | $2.8M |