Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$697.1M
-16.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
85K
$8,187.97 per claim
Patients
12K
8,920 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$697.4M
$59,510.64 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $697.1M for Humira Pen in 2024, for 85,133 prescriptions and refills to 11,715 patients (down 16.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8,187.97.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Humira Pen in 2024: $72.7M for 9,423 claims, followed by New York ($44.1M).
Charles King, rheumatology in Tupelo, MS, had the highest Medicare cost for Humira Pen in 2024: 744 claims costing $5.1M.
Humira Pen is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Abbvie US LLC.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles King Tupelo, MS | Rheumatology | 744 | 110 | $5.1M |
| David M Pugliese Wilkes Barre, PA | Rheumatology | 221 | 38 | $1.8M |
| Ramachandran Srinivasan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,372 | 116,999 | 15,674 | $914.0M |
| 2023 | 10,231 | 97,885 | 13,630 | $834.7M |
| 2024 | 8,920 | 85,133 | 11,715 | $697.1M |
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.
| Rheumatology |
| 253 |
| 36 |
| $1.6M |
| Jason N Schairer Novi, MI | Gastroenterology | 164 | 16 | $1.5M |
| Christy C Park Knoxville, TN | Rheumatology | 203 | 23 | $1.4M |
| Srikanth Naramala Visalia, CA | Rheumatology | 205 | 33 | $1.4M |
| Yolanda Lopez-Lopez Bayamon, PR | Rheumatology | 179 | 21 | $1.3M |
| Jennifer Burkham San Jose, CA | Rheumatology | 171 | 19 | $1.2M |
| Ahmad Ramahi Roswell, NM | Rheumatology | 151 | 18 | $1.2M |
| Luisana Gomez Monterey Park, CA | Physician Assistant | 161 | 30 | $1.0M |
| Brianna D Cornett Cumberland, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 158 | 34 | $1.0M |
| Travis C Sizemore Simpsonville, SC | Rheumatology | 143 | 24 | $1.0M |
| Rashad Ansari Vista, CA | Rheumatology | 150 | 13 | $994K |
| Sathish Kumar Itikyala West Plains, MO | Internal Medicine | 135 | 26 | $989K |
| Maosong Qi Lawrence, MA | Rheumatology | 118 | 14 | $971K |
| Walter E James IV Charleston, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 86 | 11 | $970K |
| Jeffrey D Ryan-Stout Grand Rapids, MI | Physician Assistant | 114 | 11 | $933K |
| Brian P Oppermann State College, PA | Rheumatology | 131 | 20 | $923K |
| Birju Bhatt Wilkes Barre, PA | Rheumatology | 119 | 21 | $888K |
| Mary E Margaretten San Francisco, CA | Rheumatology | 87 | 12 | $877K |
| Laura D Aspey Atlanta, GA | Dermatology | 89 | 14 | $832K |
| Robert M Gay Jr. Winston Salem, NC | Rheumatology | 94 | Under 11 | $826K |
| Duncan Fagundus Greenville, NC | Pediatric Medicine | 104 | 12 | $783K |
| Aixa E Toledo-Garcia Albany, NY | Rheumatology | 54 | Under 11 | $776K |
| Marcin A Trojanowski Boston, MA | Rheumatology | 96 | 14 | $763K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie US LLC ABBV | 85,167 | $697.4M |