Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.5M
+128.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
676
$3,707.65 per claim
Patients
115
116 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.5M
$21,800.29 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.5M for Gefitinib in 2024, for 676 prescriptions and refills to 115 patients (up 128.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,707.65.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Gefitinib in 2024: $622K for 208 claims, followed by Illinois ($191K).
Ira A Oliff, hematology-oncology in Skokie, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Gefitinib in 2024: 12 claims costing $81K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira A Oliff Skokie, IL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $81K |
| Satinder Dhillon Brockton, MA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $76K |
| Teja Bedi San Jose, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 73 | 253 | 74 | $1.1M |
| 2024 | 116 | 676 | 115 | $2.5M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
|---|
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.
| Medical Oncology |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $74K |
| Christine A Ciunci Philadelphia, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $68K |
| Marina Chiara Garassino Chicago, IL | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Timothy C Kasunic Toledo, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Scott A Dorroh Jonesboro, AR | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $58K |
| Wade T Iams Nashville, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Alan D Langerak Prescott, AZ | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Ashwin Kashyap Thousand Oaks, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $51K |
| Kin Lam New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $43K |
| Judy Y Pagtama Stanford, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $43K |
| Jason Kao Stanford, CA | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Sally York Nashville, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $40K |
| Steven W Kim Fullerton, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Lauren Bere Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Amrit Paul Bains Roseville, CA | Pharmacist | 19 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Navneet Mittal Live Oak, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Jennifer E Jacky Seattle, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Ellie E Chan Fresno, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Sin H Lam Antioch, CA | Pharmacist | 11 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Amit Arora Fremont, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Yaman Suleiman Winter Park, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Thomas H Fong Saint Louis, MO | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $9,538 |
| Spending |
|---|
| Ingenus Pharmac | 582 | $2.1M |
| Apotex Corp | 88 | $388K |