Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.2M
+0.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,082
$569.25 per claim
Patients
436
219 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.2M
$2,718.30 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.2M for Firmagon in 2024, for 2,082 prescriptions and refills to 436 patients (up 0.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $569.25.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Firmagon in 2024: $216K for 389 claims, followed by Florida ($195K).
Brent B Campbell, urology in Lufkin, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Firmagon in 2024: 356 claims costing $193K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent B Campbell Lufkin, TX | Urology | 356 | 56 | $193K |
| Benjamin L Dehner Nashville, TN | Urology | 128 | 21 | $66K |
| Adam J Ball Port St Lucie, FL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 202 | 1,672 | 338 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | 218 | 1,837 | 384 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 219 | 2,082 | 436 | $1.2M |
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 |
| 122 |
| 16 |
| $63K |
| Jose R Fournier Rebollo San Juan, PR | Urology | 81 | 13 | $42K |
| Philip Weintraub Burbank, CA | Urology | 58 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Freddy R Mendez Torres Cayey, PR | Urology | 43 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Sasha Wainstein Jackson Heights, NY | Urology | 31 | 12 | $21K |
| 1578037784 | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | 11 | $16K |
| Richard D Levin Aventura, FL | Urology | 26 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Joseph P Yoe New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Rafael J Carrillo-Carambot Fajardo, PR | Urology | 30 | Under 11 | $15K |
| John W Edwards Pasadena, CA | Urology | 28 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Ramsey N Asmar Brooklyn, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 30 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Mark G Buchanan Charleston, SC | Urology | 22 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Ronald G Kuhn North Little Rock, AR | Urology | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Richard A Schoor Smithtown, NY | Urology | 23 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Balagopalan Nair Little Rock, AR | Hematology-Oncology | 26 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Alexander I Zuhoski Riverhead, NY | Medical Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Stephen Czumak Johnson City, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Abraham B Schwarzberg Palm Springs, FL | Medical Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Benjamin T Larson Murrieta, CA | Urology | 21 | Under 11 | $10K |
| James M Orsini Jr. Belleville, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 23 | Under 11 | $9,642 |
| Asit J Choksi The Woodlands, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $9,456 |
| Paul E Dato La Mesa, CA | Urology | 14 | Under 11 | $8,881 |
| Manjesh Lingamurthy Sarasota, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $8,644 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Ferring Ph Inc | 2,082 | $1.2M |