Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$32.1M
+14.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
5,310
$6,040.86 per claim
Patients
918
879 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$32.1M
$34,894.75 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $32.1M for Kineret in 2024, for 5,310 prescriptions and refills to 918 patients (up 14.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6,040.86.
Massachusetts had the highest Medicare cost for Kineret in 2024: $3.4M for 470 claims, followed by New York ($2.9M).
James E Gore, rheumatology in Nashville, TN, had the highest Medicare cost for Kineret in 2024: 99 claims costing $524K.
Kineret is made by Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (SOBI.ST), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sobi-Swedish Or.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James E Gore Nashville, TN | Rheumatology | 99 | 15 | $524K |
| Philip E Moberg Seattle, WA | Rheumatology | 13 | Under 11 | $435K |
| I Cheng Ho Boston, MA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 666 | 4,359 | 690 | $23.6M |
| 2023 | 748 | 4,819 | 770 | $28.0M |
| 2024 | 879 | 5,310 | 918 | $32.1M |
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.
| Rheumatology |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $433K |
| Kirk Jenkins Valparaiso, IN | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $337K |
| Casey A Rimland Boston, MA | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 12 | Under 11 | $331K |
| Saravanan Thiagarajan Baton Rouge, LA | Rheumatology | 58 | Under 11 | $314K |
| Katherine H Nguyen San Diego, CA | Rheumatology | 21 | Under 11 | $262K |
| Arturo Diaz Boston, MA | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $237K |
| Kam A Newman Rancho Mirage, CA | Rheumatology | 25 | Under 11 | $231K |
| Reema H Syed Saint Louis, MO | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $225K |
| Rebecca Overbury Salt Lake City, UT | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $217K |
| Brent A Flickinger Gainesville, GA | Rheumatology | 43 | Under 11 | $201K |
| Andrew J Gross San Francisco, CA | Rheumatology | 24 | Under 11 | $198K |
| Eli M Miloslavsky Boston, MA | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $180K |
| Kurt W Grelck Stevens Point, WI | Dermatology | 15 | Under 11 | $180K |
| Daniella M Schwartz Pittsburgh, PA | Rheumatology | 14 | Under 11 | $179K |
| Parastoo Fazeli Minneapolis, MN | Rheumatology | 39 | Under 11 | $170K |
| Paul F Dellaripa Boston, MA | Rheumatology | 30 | Under 11 | $166K |
| Eugene Y Kissin Boston, MA | Rheumatology | 28 | Under 11 | $161K |
| Marshall C Murrey Boone, NC | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $153K |
| Erica Mulcaire-Jones Ann Arbor, MI | Rheumatology | 27 | Under 11 | $149K |
| Iulia C Grillo Pawtucket, RI | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $144K |
| Chris T Derk Philadelphia, PA | Rheumatology | 24 | Under 11 | $137K |
| Lee S Shapiro Saratoga Springs, NY | Rheumatology | 26 | Under 11 | $137K |
| Edmund G Lacour Dothan, AL | Rheumatology | 24 | Under 11 | $137K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sobi-Swedish Or SOBI.ST | 5,321 | $32.1M |