Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$153.6M
+9.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
8,675
$17,708.37 per claim
Patients
1,563
1,581 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$153.6M
$98,285.43 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $153.6M for Lumakras in 2024, for 8,675 prescriptions and refills to 1,563 patients (up 9.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $17,708.37.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lumakras in 2024: $14.5M for 899 claims, followed by New York ($13.6M).
Kirtan N Koticha, hematology-oncology in Shreveport, LA, had the highest Medicare cost for Lumakras in 2024: 45 claims costing $927K.
Lumakras is made by Amgen Inc. (AMGN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Amgen.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtan N Koticha Shreveport, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 45 | Under 11 | $927K |
| Evan W Alley Weston, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 40 | Under 11 | $842K |
| Chao H Huang |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,545 | 6,794 | 1,616 | $123.5M |
| 2023 | 1,519 | 7,438 | 1,524 | $140.1M |
| 2024 | 1,581 | 8,675 | 1,563 | $153.6M |
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 |
| 40 |
| Under 11 |
| $772K |
| Petros G Nikolinakos Athens, GA | Medical Oncology | 40 | Under 11 | $710K |
| Natalia Cherkassky Fair Lawn, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | Under 11 | $672K |
| Firas B Badin Lexington, KY | Hematology-Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $659K |
| Fernando C Santini West Harrison, NY | Medical Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $654K |
| Jordan Morton Oklahoma City, OK | Hematology-Oncology | 26 | Under 11 | $556K |
| Alice C Li New Haven, CT | Hematology-Oncology | 42 | Under 11 | $529K |
| Luke D Zurbriggen Madison, WI | Hematology-Oncology | 24 | Under 11 | $514K |
| Bilal Ahmed Prince Frederick, MD | Hematology-Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $513K |
| Aswanth Reddy Fort Smith, AR | Hematology-Oncology | 24 | Under 11 | $511K |
| Greg V Manson Massillon, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 23 | Under 11 | $473K |
| Kimberly M Belzer Detroit, MI | Physician Assistant | 23 | Under 11 | $460K |
| Lauren Fial Buffalo, NY | Physician Assistant | 25 | Under 11 | $460K |
| Mitchell Garrison Wenatchee, WA | Hematology-Oncology | 23 | Under 11 | $445K |
| Khaled A Hassan Cleveland, OH | Medical Oncology | 45 | Under 11 | $442K |
| Zhijie Gao Rockingham, VA | Hematology-Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $442K |
| Balagopalan Nair Little Rock, AR | Hematology-Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $431K |
| Mona Vekaria Wyandotte, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $418K |
| Thomas E Lowe Torrance, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $417K |
| Michael R Shafique Tampa, FL | Medical Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $409K |
| Meghana Raghavendra Indianapolis, IN | Hematology-Oncology | 19 | Under 11 | $395K |
| Misbah U Qadir Kinston, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $394K |
| Eleanor G Hardy Charleston, SC | Physician Assistant | 24 | Under 11 | $391K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen AMGN | 8,675 | $153.6M |