Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.9M
-9.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
9,198
$854.40 per claim
Patients
2,673
922 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$7.9M
$2,940.07 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.9M for Licart in 2024, for 9,198 prescriptions and refills to 2,673 patients (down 9.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $854.40.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Licart in 2024: $2.8M for 2,823 claims, followed by New York ($2.7M).
Sonia E Walker-Adamson, family practice in St. Albans, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Licart in 2024: 1,273 claims costing $915K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia E Walker-Adamson St. Albans, NY | Family Practice | 1,273 | 146 | $915K |
| Philip S Doh Los Angeles, CA | Interventional Pain Management | 384 | 149 | $580K |
| Jiho Choi |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 584 | 7,680 | 2,173 | $7.0M |
| 2023 | 835 | 8,860 | 2,724 | $8.7M |
| 2024 | 922 | 9,198 | 2,673 | $7.9M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 425 |
| 138 |
| $312K |
| Dustin T Nguyen New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 310 | 59 | $283K |
| Shawn S Kim Duluth, GA | Internal Medicine | 333 | 81 | $274K |
| Nick Lee Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 225 | 68 | $261K |
| Singh A Boun Monterey Park, CA | Family Practice | 206 | 53 | $210K |
| Thoi H Lien Rosemead, CA | Family Practice | 139 | 45 | $127K |
| Wonsock Shin Vienna, VA | Internal Medicine | 50 | 19 | $97K |
| Wensong Li Flushing, NY | Anesthesiology | 53 | 36 | $91K |
| Soo W Kang Buena Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 87 | 13 | $75K |
| Arlene Carungcong-Otado Las Vegas, NV | Physician Assistant | 72 | 26 | $73K |
| Anthony P Chan New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 177 | 68 | $70K |
| Anna Wong Los Angeles, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 67 | 23 | $68K |
| Minh Q Thai San Jose, CA | Family Practice | 76 | 36 | $66K |
| Weining W Liang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 89 | 21 | $65K |
| Karen M Shainsky West Hollywood, CA | Rheumatology | 64 | 12 | $63K |
| Afshine A Emrani Tarzana, CA | Cardiology | 58 | 23 | $61K |
| Joyce M Yeung Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 17 | $58K |
| Li Liu Monterey Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 39 | 15 | $58K |
| Ling Lee Alhambra, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 24 | $57K |
| Juli Kang Leonia, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 60 | 14 | $54K |
| Maria Dolgovina Forest Hills, NY | Neurology | 75 | 14 | $53K |
| Ziad A Sawi Las Vegas, NV | Anesthesiology | 47 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Rena Khanukayeva Staten Island, NY | Family Practice | 60 | Under 11 | $52K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Ibsa Pharma Inc | 9,198 | $7.9M |