Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$164.0M
+27.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
32K
$5,182.41 per claim
Patients
11K
3,453 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$164.0M
$14,283.01 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $164.0M for Lupron Depot in 2024, for 31,645 prescriptions and refills to 11,482 patients (up 27.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $5,182.41.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Lupron Depot in 2024: $47.5M for 8,590 claims, followed by California ($25.9M).
Robert W Gluck, urology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Lupron Depot in 2024: 207 claims costing $2.3M.
Lupron Depot is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Abbvie US LLC.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert W Gluck New York, NY | Urology | 207 | 155 | $2.3M |
| Dhanan J Etwaru Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 325 | 113 | $1.9M |
| Ivan Colon Brooklyn, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,159 | 22,908 | 7,717 | $107.5M |
| 2023 | 3,227 | 24,623 | 8,565 | $128.8M |
| 2024 | 3,453 | 31,645 | 11,482 | $164.0M |
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.
| Urology |
| 284 |
| 112 |
| $1.6M |
| Michael Ciatto Queens Village, NY | Urology | 134 | 102 | $1.3M |
| Alexander Lipyansky Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 220 | 81 | $1.3M |
| Eugenio G Galindo McAllen, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 224 | 60 | $1.3M |
| Jack Bruder New York, NY | Urology | 107 | 97 | $1.1M |
| 1386656361 | Urology | 126 | 72 | $1.1M |
| Yuly N Chalik Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 113 | 68 | $1.1M |
| David A Robbins North Miami, FL | Urology | 178 | 127 | $1.1M |
| Dirk C Davidson Crossville, TN | Medical Oncology | 171 | 64 | $994K |
| Jacob Cohen Hialeah, FL | Urology | 411 | 65 | $988K |
| Igor Ryndin Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 88 | 88 | $972K |
| Mark H Christ Aventura, FL | Urology | 154 | 79 | $924K |
| Michael Ohebshalom Manhasset, NY | Urology | 152 | 66 | $893K |
| Ari D Baron San Francisco, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 133 | 45 | $810K |
| Vasileios J Assikis Newnan, GA | Medical Oncology | 134 | 51 | $808K |
| Avi S Retter Bronx, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 142 | 48 | $806K |
| John W Duffy III Tuscaloosa, AL | Urology | 70 | 44 | $805K |
| Anatoly Nikolaev Vero Beach, FL | Radiation Oncology | 79 | 49 | $777K |
| Edward Zoltan Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 126 | 46 | $721K |
| Juan A Alarcon Montebello, CA | Urology | 61 | 40 | $704K |
| Aftab Husain Perth Amboy, NJ | Urology | 194 | 52 | $695K |
| Michael H Hsia Florence, SC | Urology | 131 | 46 | $693K |
| Graciany Miranda Humacao, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 296 | 47 | $691K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie US LLC ABBV | 31,645 | $164.0M |