Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$37.7M
+16.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
7,072
$5,329.06 per claim
Patients
1,412
1,174 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$37.7M
$26,690.61 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $37.7M for Inflectra in 2024, for 7,072 prescriptions and refills to 1,412 patients (up 16.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $5,329.06.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Inflectra in 2024: $3.9M for 759 claims, followed by California ($3.5M).
Elvin R Garcia, rheumatology in McAllen, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Inflectra in 2024: 133 claims costing $623K.
Inflectra is made by Pfizer Inc. (PFE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Pfizer US Pharm.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 133 | 26 | $623K |
| Babak Zamiri Riverside, CA | Rheumatology | 68 | 12 | $340K |
| Rita O Pichardo Winston Salem, NC |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 733 | 4,321 | 935 | $23.6M |
| 2023 | 980 | 5,879 | 1,186 | $32.4M |
| 2024 | 1,174 | 7,072 | 1,412 | $37.7M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 19 |
| Under 11 |
| $313K |
| Charles E Weidmann Van Nuys, CA | Rheumatology | 51 | Under 11 | $307K |
| Naiara Alvarez Harlingen, TX | Rheumatology | 61 | 11 | $282K |
| Guillermo J Valenzuela Plantation, FL | Rheumatology | 66 | 16 | $244K |
| Raz Khavari Van Nuys, CA | Rheumatology | 41 | Under 11 | $207K |
| Lauren A Orenstein Atlanta, GA | Dermatology | 18 | Under 11 | $198K |
| Oluwakemi Onajin Chicago, IL | Dermatology | 11 | Under 11 | $193K |
| John D Betteridge Lancaster, PA | Gastroenterology | 25 | Under 11 | $180K |
| Donna P Ortiz Orlando, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $177K |
| Mary Jo K Voelpel Lake Orion, MI | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $177K |
| Christopher J Sayed Chapel Hill, NC | Dermatology | 23 | Under 11 | $175K |
| John Macksood Grand Blanc, MI | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $169K |
| Anil Warrier Huntsville, TX | Rheumatology | 24 | Under 11 | $166K |
| Jennifer M Lynch Hartsville, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $160K |
| Ronald Yglesias Aventura, FL | Rheumatology | 35 | Under 11 | $154K |
| Barbara Jacobs Spokane, WA | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $153K |
| Vanessa Mendez Hialeah, FL | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $152K |
| James C Byrd Wenatchee, WA | Rheumatology | 19 | Under 11 | $151K |
| Daniel J Stein Milwaukee, WI | Gastroenterology | 25 | Under 11 | $150K |
| Philip Ginsburg Rutland, VT | Gastroenterology | 21 | Under 11 | $145K |
| Prashant Sharma Carrollton, GA | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $143K |
| Muhammad A Imran Houston, TX | Allergy/ Immunology | 39 | Under 11 | $141K |
| Scott M Halista Springfield, MA | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $136K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer US Pharm PFE | 7,072 | $37.7M |