Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$20.9M
-16.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
284
$73,491.49 per claim
Patients
36
33 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$20.9M
$579,766.23 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $20.9M for Kalbitor in 2024, for 284 prescriptions and refills to 36 patients (down 16.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $73,491.49.
Missouri had the highest Medicare cost for Kalbitor in 2024: $5.4M for 23 claims, followed by Georgia ($3.6M).
H J Wedner, allergy/ immunology in Saint Louis, MO, had the highest Medicare cost for Kalbitor in 2024: 15 claims costing $4.5M.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H J Wedner Saint Louis, MO | Allergy/ Immunology | 15 | Under 11 | $4.5M |
| Folarin A Olubowale Columbus, GA | Internal Medicine | 52 | Under 11 | $3.6M |
| Henry J Kanarek |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 42 | 431 | 43 | $26.2M |
| 2023 | 38 | 371 | 37 | $25.0M |
| 2024 | 33 | 284 | 36 | $20.9M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Allergy/ Immunology |
| 16 |
| Under 11 |
| $3.5M |
| Kathryn D Convers Lakeland, FL | Allergy/ Immunology | 44 | Under 11 | $1.5M |
| Jose Venzor III El Paso, TX | Allergy/ Immunology | 47 | Under 11 | $1.5M |
| Eleanor Sigalas Gretna, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $691K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Dyax Corp./Shir | 284 | $20.9M |