Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$94.5M
+22.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
12K
$7,851.70 per claim
Patients
2,928
2,123 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$94.5M
$32,275.65 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $94.5M for Inqovi in 2024, for 12,036 prescriptions and refills to 2,928 patients (up 22.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $7,851.70.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Inqovi in 2024: $9.6M for 1,218 claims, followed by Texas ($8.8M).
James K McCloskey II, hematology-oncology in Hackensack, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Inqovi in 2024: 64 claims costing $525K.
Inqovi is made by Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. (4578.T), listed in the Medicare spending data as Taiho Oncology.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James K McCloskey II Hackensack, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 64 | 15 | $525K |
| Shyam A Patel Worcester, MA | Hematology-Oncology | 63 | 16 | $520K |
| Michael Toole |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,634 | 8,816 | 2,114 | $69.6M |
| 2023 | 1,771 | 9,210 | 2,262 | $77.1M |
| 2024 | 2,123 | 12,036 | 2,928 | $94.5M |
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 57 |
| Under 11 |
| $470K |
| Kelly W Fitzpatrick Neptune, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 52 | 13 | $427K |
| Shilpan S Shah Houston, TX | Hematology | 52 | Under 11 | $420K |
| Aleksey Aronov New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | 18 | $404K |
| James E Thompson Buffalo, NY | Hematology | 46 | Under 11 | $365K |
| Kalpesh B Barot Orlando, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 45 | Under 11 | $357K |
| Harshad V Amin Plantation, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 43 | Under 11 | $355K |
| Sendhilnathan Ramalingam Durham, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 42 | 12 | $353K |
| Selena N Carmona Houston, TX | Physician Assistant | 56 | 14 | $350K |
| Michael P Carroll Sacramento, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 38 | Under 11 | $339K |
| Elizabeth A Griffiths Buffalo, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 42 | 14 | $332K |
| Kathryn E Kennedy Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 35 | Under 11 | $279K |
| Namrata Chandhok Miami, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 33 | Under 11 | $273K |
| Jonathan A Storey Boaz, AL | Medical Oncology | 32 | Under 11 | $267K |
| Shuang Fu Jackson, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 34 | Under 11 | $267K |
| Kirtan N Koticha Shreveport, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 33 | Under 11 | $264K |
| Elizabeth H Cull Greenville, SC | Hematology-Oncology | 32 | Under 11 | $261K |
| Natalie Tafel New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 34 | Under 11 | $259K |
| Katherine E Graap Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | Under 11 | $251K |
| Robin Cook Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | Under 11 | $247K |
| Carlos M Decastro III Durham, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 35 | Under 11 | $246K |
| Jon Fukumoto Honolulu, HI | Hematology | 29 | Under 11 | $244K |
| Heather M Fox Ann Arbor, MI | Physician Assistant | 31 | Under 11 | $240K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Taiho Oncology 4578.T | 12,036 | $94.5M |