Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$15.4M
+2.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
13K
$1,164.01 per claim
Patients
4,201
1,950 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $15.4M for Nivestym in 2024, for 13,261 prescriptions and refills to 4,201 patients (up 2.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,164.01.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Nivestym in 2024: $5.6M for 5,984 claims, followed by New York ($1.1M).
null, hematology-oncology, had the highest Medicare cost for Nivestym in 2024: 89 claims costing $296K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1205130218 | Hematology-Oncology | 89 | 30 | $296K |
| Ajay K Nooka Atlanta, GA | Hematology-Oncology | 44 | 33 | $214K |
| Hassan Kaleem Tulsa, OK |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,267 | 6,954 | 2,368 | $7.6M |
| 2023 | 1,815 | 14,765 | 4,303 | $15.1M |
| 2024 | 1,950 | 13,261 | 4,201 | $15.4M |
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.
| Radiation Oncology |
| 58 |
| 16 |
| $170K |
| Sameer K Kulkarni Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 131 | 29 | $147K |
| Lisa Law Roseville, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 97 | 32 | $94K |
| Vina P Nguyen Boston, MA | Hematology-Oncology | 86 | 29 | $84K |
| Rajiv Khanna Beckley, WV | Hematology-Oncology | 37 | 11 | $83K |
| Sagar Lonial Atlanta, GA | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $82K |
| Ferdinand D Dayalo South El Monte, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 105 | 60 | $80K |
| Brittany G Lukasik Hackensack, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | 12 | $76K |
| Michael Y Cho Los Angeles, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 92 | 38 | $75K |
| Deepa R Reddy San Leandro, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 92 | 13 | $74K |
| Julie T Chan Moore, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $69K |
| Hyung C Suh Tampa, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | 12 | $67K |
| Christine Kaiser Santa Rosa, CA | Hematology | 110 | 23 | $66K |
| Daniel I Da Graca Portland, OR | Hematology-Oncology | 80 | 19 | $66K |
| Cannon Milani Boise, ID | Medical Oncology | 84 | 31 | $66K |
| Craig C Hofmeister Atlanta, GA | Hematology | 13 | 12 | $65K |
| Rebecca Martin Hackensack, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | 11 | $60K |
| I-Yeh Gong Sacramento, CA | Medical Oncology | 78 | 17 | $60K |
| Jyothirmai Kondapaneni Jonesboro, GA | Hematology-Oncology | 66 | 19 | $58K |
| Sirisha Karri Dallas, TX | Medical Oncology | 36 | 16 | $56K |
| Jeffrey H Margolis Madison Heights, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $56K |
| John K Camoriano Scottsdale, AZ | Medical Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $55K |
| Sareena Malhi Travis Afb, CA | Internal Medicine | 65 | 18 | $55K |