Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$14.0M
-43.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
45K
$311.99 per claim
Patients
16K
14,515 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$14.0M
$863.92 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $14.0M for Mitigare in 2024, for 44,923 prescriptions and refills to 16,223 patients (down 43.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $311.99.
North Carolina had the highest Medicare cost for Mitigare in 2024: $1.4M for 4,686 claims, followed by California ($1.2M).
Zarine Ter-Poghosyan, family practice in Burbank, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Mitigare in 2024: 65 claims costing $23K.
Mitigare is made by Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (HIK.L), listed in the Medicare spending data as Hikma Specialty.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zarine Ter-Poghosyan Burbank, CA | Family Practice | 65 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Tuong T Ha Covina, CA | Internal Medicine | 61 | 22 | $23K |
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| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39,167 | 122,444 | 50,698 | $37.2M |
| 2023 | 23,029 | 74,649 | 27,227 | $25.0M |
| 2024 | 14,515 | 44,923 | 16,223 | $14.0M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 46 |
| 11 |
| $22K |
| Thuan H Vo Westminster, CA | Internal Medicine | 27 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Peter T Le Garden Grove, CA | Physician Assistant | 102 | 13 | $19K |
| Randy Hankins Hazlehurst, MS | Family Practice | 31 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Rafayel Gevorkian Los Angeles, CA | General Practice | 50 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Rolando R Roman Jamaica, NY | Internal Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Kelvin Mai Santa Ana, CA | Internal Medicine | 51 | 23 | $17K |
| Andrew J Bartlett Jackson, MS | Hospitalist | 36 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Charles E Brock Jr. Cleveland, MS | Family Practice | 52 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Joseph C Shanahan Durham, NC | Rheumatology | 17 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Parvez Karim Greenville, MS | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Zaven M Arslanian Glendale, CA | General Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Mona Bakshi Valley, AL | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Kimberly Frazier Lansing, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Ignatius N Ohamadike Albany, GA | Internal Medicine | 45 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Tuan D Le Pomona, CA | General Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Kenneth Kaiser Ridgeland, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Teigha J Randolph Kinston, NC | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Nurudeen Shekoni Jackson, MS | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Manuel E Abella Miami, FL | Cardiology | 15 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Paul B Rachal New Roads, LA | Family Practice | 19 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Elena Gogoneata Woodridge, IL | Rheumatology | 24 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Veronika Sharp Palo Alto, CA | Rheumatology | 17 | Under 11 | $10K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Hikma Specialty HIK.L | 44,946 | $14.0M |