Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$77.1M
-23.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
6,387
$12,075.66 per claim
Patients
1,373
842 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$77.2M
$56,178.43 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $77.1M for Oxbryta in 2024, for 6,387 prescriptions and refills to 1,373 patients (down 23.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12,075.66.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Oxbryta in 2024: $7.7M for 611 claims, followed by New York ($6.9M).
Thokozeni Lipato, internal medicine in Richmond, VA, had the highest Medicare cost for Oxbryta in 2024: 128 claims costing $1.5M.
Oxbryta is made by Pfizer Inc. (PFE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Global Blood Th.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thokozeni Lipato Richmond, VA | Internal Medicine | 128 | 27 | $1.5M |
| Chelsea E Snead Richmond, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 127 | 26 | $1.5M |
| Shikara S Jordan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 840 | 7,361 | 1,384 | $77.7M |
| 2023 | 937 | 8,721 | 1,519 | $101.3M |
| 2024 | 842 | 6,387 | 1,373 | $77.1M |
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 |
| 71 |
| 17 |
| $1.0M |
| Kathryn D Muschick Greenville, SC | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 75 | 18 | $998K |
| Gail Kellberg Maywood, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 83 | 20 | $997K |
| Shantae J Jenkins North Charleston, SC | Internal Medicine | 59 | 24 | $918K |
| Kelly T Dowden Memphis, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 65 | 12 | $773K |
| Manju S Abraham Farmington, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | Under 11 | $690K |
| David L Diuguid New York, NY | Hematology | 49 | Under 11 | $633K |
| Fregi Vazhappully Francis Memphis, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 52 | Under 11 | $626K |
| Mica M Ferlis Richmond, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 53 | Under 11 | $608K |
| Darla K Liles Greenville, NC | Hematology | 60 | 11 | $563K |
| Elyse Mandell Boston, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | Under 11 | $506K |
| Arthur Jett Detroit, MI | Physician Assistant | 44 | Under 11 | $499K |
| Sarah E Waddle Winston Salem, NC | Physician Assistant | 44 | Under 11 | $490K |
| Jeffrey A Glassberg New York, NY | Emergency Medicine | 38 | Under 11 | $477K |
| Kerri M Presley Charleston, SC | Physician Assistant | 36 | Under 11 | $463K |
| Juddi Yeh College Station, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $457K |
| Daniel A Landau Orlando, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $450K |
| Joanna S Cole New Haven, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $437K |
| Tabitha Jones Baton Rouge, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 35 | Under 11 | $424K |
| Shannon J Carroll Baltimore, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 35 | Under 11 | $423K |
| Alan R Anderson Greenville, SC | Pediatric Medicine | 35 | 13 | $422K |
| Patricia Chapman-Kelly Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 37 | Under 11 | $421K |
| Danielle Nance Gilbert, AZ | Hematology | 32 | Under 11 | $413K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Global Blood Th PFE | 6,389 | $77.2M |