Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$14.9M
+28.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
5,472
$2,715.60 per claim
Patients
1,494
412 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$14.9M
$9,952.66 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $14.9M for Lofena in 2024, for 5,472 prescriptions and refills to 1,494 patients (up 28.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,715.60.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Lofena in 2024: $6.6M for 2,273 claims, followed by California ($5.2M).
Sonia E Walker-Adamson, family practice in St. Albans, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Lofena in 2024: 1,266 claims costing $1.9M.
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 | 1,266 | 140 | $1.9M |
| Michael Bazel Bell, CA | Emergency Medicine | 650 | 80 | $1.1M |
| Haleh Nassiri |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 303 | 2,017 | 843 | $6.4M |
| 2023 | 401 | 3,635 | 1,227 | $11.6M |
| 2024 | 412 | 5,472 | 1,494 | $14.9M |
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.
| Podiatry |
| 123 |
| 100 |
| $1.0M |
| John F Lazzara Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 53 | 11 | $467K |
| Vlad Nusinovich West Hollywood, CA | Internal Medicine | 259 | 31 | $441K |
| Lourdie Honore Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 66 | 21 | $387K |
| Tan L Wong La Verne, CA | Internal Medicine | 77 | 22 | $358K |
| Navid Ezra Thousand Oaks, CA | Dermatology | 146 | 69 | $340K |
| Jesus A Lopez San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 56 | 20 | $277K |
| Laura J Solon Baker Jacksonville, FL | Anesthesiology | 139 | 27 | $270K |
| Michael Galoyan Middle Village, NY | Podiatry | 89 | 27 | $245K |
| Allen Massihi Glendale, CA | Podiatry | 116 | 25 | $216K |
| Kecia P Ford East Meadow, NY | Internal Medicine | 36 | 14 | $212K |
| Mark V Morano Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 22 | 15 | $211K |
| Loveth Amakor Inglewood, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | 28 | $205K |
| Abdul Shahin Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 17 | 14 | $159K |
| Yasmin Nunez Glen Cove, NY | Physician Assistant | 17 | Under 11 | $149K |
| John A Debello Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 18 | 14 | $132K |
| Vincent A Ho Lancaster, CA | Family Practice | 30 | Under 11 | $130K |
| Steven G Anderson Lake Havasu City, AZ | Orthopedic Surgery | 44 | 35 | $117K |
| Philip A Carnevale Jacksonville, FL | Anesthesiology | 60 | 13 | $117K |
| Wu H Liu El Monte, CA | Internal Medicine | 30 | 14 | $113K |
| Rafael A Bueno New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $107K |
| Narine Arutyounian Glendale, CA | Family Practice | 58 | Under 11 | $99K |
| Vladimir Fridman Brooklyn, NY | Cardiology | 34 | Under 11 | $98K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Carwin Associat | 5,482 | $14.9M |