Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.33B
-2.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
490K
$8,828.43 per claim
Patients
64K
23,305 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.33B
$67,881.99 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.33B for Humira(Cf) Pen in 2024, for 490,135 prescriptions and refills to 63,749 patients (down 2.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8,828.43.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Humira(Cf) Pen in 2024: $314.9M for 34,468 claims, followed by Texas ($304.3M).
Anne Marie Holly, physician assistant in Rochester, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Humira(Cf) Pen in 2024: 902 claims costing $8.4M.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Marie Holly Rochester, NY | Physician Assistant | 902 | 190 | $8.4M |
| Wilfredo A Villarrubia West Columbia, SC | Physician Assistant | 640 | 132 | $5.7M |
| Amanda L Matthews |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21,439 | 438,151 | 57,400 | $3.69B |
| 2023 | 22,806 | 478,675 | 61,455 | $4.42B |
| 2024 | 23,305 | 490,135 | 63,749 | $4.33B |
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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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 688 |
| 101 |
| $5.3M |
| Michael Babilonia Roman Mayaguez, PR | Internal Medicine | 734 | 68 | $5.1M |
| Bernard S Hojaili New Iberia, LA | Internal Medicine | 426 | 58 | $4.5M |
| Rajiv E Shah Winston Salem, NC | Ophthalmology | 595 | 69 | $4.3M |
| Gretchen J Crawford Tucson, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 392 | 82 | $3.7M |
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 394 | 51 | $3.6M |
| Luis C Salayandia El Paso, TX | Rheumatology | 450 | 56 | $3.6M |
| Kayvan Kamali Longview, TX | Rheumatology | 495 | 69 | $3.4M |
| Ulker Tok Tucson, AZ | Rheumatology | 376 | 87 | $3.4M |
| Seleaina A Thomas Victorville, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 454 | 53 | $3.3M |
| Livia M Bermudez Fajardo, PR | Rheumatology | 469 | 57 | $3.2M |
| David G Stainbrook Jr. Du Bois, PA | Rheumatology | 322 | 38 | $3.2M |
| Shriram A Lokare Peoria, IL | Rheumatology | 414 | 55 | $3.1M |
| Jolanta Sobotka-Czarnecki Flint, MI | Rheumatology | 431 | 47 | $3.1M |
| Ruth A Wilson Lagrange, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 315 | 44 | $3.0M |
| Jorge A Mundo Humacao, PR | Rheumatology | 431 | 56 | $3.0M |
| Deya M Obaidat Indianapolis, IN | Rheumatology | 350 | 52 | $3.0M |
| Justina J Tseng Redding, CA | Rheumatology | 295 | 42 | $2.8M |
| Zaida Z Fuxench Lopez Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 273 | 30 | $2.8M |
| Marlon J Navarro Eau Claire, WI | Rheumatology | 361 | 41 | $2.8M |
| Carl M Gauthier Jr. Hammond, LA | Rheumatology | 348 | 41 | $2.8M |
| Ashrito K Dayal Charlotte, NC | Rheumatology | 338 | 40 | $2.8M |
| Elizabeth Harding Charleston, SC | Physician Assistant | 144 | 19 | $2.7M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data