Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$105.9M
+39.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
50K
$2,098.63 per claim
Patients
19K
9,694 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$105.9M
$5,531.35 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $105.9M for Opzelura in 2024, for 50,445 prescriptions and refills to 19,136 patients (up 39.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,098.63.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Opzelura in 2024: $24.7M for 12,099 claims, followed by California ($17.9M).
Kristina Campton, dermatology in Tarrytown, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Opzelura in 2024: 557 claims costing $1.1M.
Opzelura is made by Incyte Corporation (INCY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Incyte Corporat.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Campton Tarrytown, NY | Dermatology | 557 | 81 | $1.1M |
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 399 | 132 | $787K |
| Eyal K Levit Brooklyn, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,617 | 11,445 | 6,241 | $24.3M |
| 2023 | 7,512 | 33,764 | 14,076 | $75.7M |
| 2024 | 9,694 | 50,445 | 19,136 | $105.9M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 339 |
| 148 |
| $670K |
| Pinkas E Lebovits New York, NY | Dermatology | 315 | 80 | $625K |
| Curtis L Chen Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 235 | 50 | $475K |
| Moises Acevedo Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 170 | 62 | $438K |
| Henry Yu Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 198 | 89 | $413K |
| Jeffrey M Weinberg Kew Gardens, NY | Dermatology | 180 | 57 | $356K |
| Aleksey Babakhanov Forest Hills, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 182 | 32 | $351K |
| Steve A Krikoriantz Oroville, CA | Physician Assistant | 166 | 44 | $328K |
| Igor Romanov Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 156 | 48 | $309K |
| Jeffrey Tuazon Jersey City, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 156 | 43 | $304K |
| Yana Ryzhakova Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 153 | 26 | $299K |
| Anna Kochin New York, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 154 | 33 | $294K |
| Liliya Besedina Bayonne, NJ | Dermatology | 138 | 53 | $266K |
| George S Drew Marion, OH | Dermatology | 122 | 23 | $261K |
| Charmi Patel Placentia, CA | Physician Assistant | 105 | 33 | $235K |
| Stephanie W Hu Flushing, NY | Dermatology | 109 | 47 | $229K |
| Anays Suarez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 104 | 26 | $211K |
| Alice B Gottlieb Somers, NY | Dermatology | 96 | 24 | $194K |
| Teresa Nguyen West Covina, CA | Physician Assistant | 96 | 42 | $190K |
| Jacqueline McKesey Chula Vista, CA | Dermatology | 101 | 28 | $188K |
| Jennifer Trimai Chula Vista, CA | Physician Assistant | 97 | 44 | $187K |
| Robert L Buka New York, NY | Dermatology | 90 | 48 | $182K |
| Sharon Hochhauser Garden City, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | 20 | $174K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Incyte Corporat INCY | 50,464 | $105.9M |