Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$16.6M
-14.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
71K
$235.03 per claim
Patients
42K
19,576 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$16.6M
$397.44 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $16.6M for Pimecrolimus in 2024, for 70,586 prescriptions and refills to 41,739 patients (down 14.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $235.03.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Pimecrolimus in 2024: $2.5M for 8,301 claims, followed by California ($2.3M).
Dmitry Khasak, dermatology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Pimecrolimus in 2024: 468 claims costing $123K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 468 | 193 | $123K |
| Moises Acevedo Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 200 | 64 | $103K |
| Navid Ezra Thousand Oaks, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,894 | 51,596 | 30,798 | $17.5M |
| 2023 | 17,650 | 61,024 | 35,797 | $19.4M |
| 2024 | 19,576 | 70,586 | 41,739 | $16.6M |
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 |
| 204 |
| 100 |
| $96K |
| Peter Hu Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 235 | 85 | $80K |
| Lyudmila Magakyan-Martinez New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 239 | 127 | $66K |
| Jeffrey Tuazon Jersey City, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 230 | 89 | $62K |
| Valneo M Buttari Mt Vernon, NY | Internal Medicine | 102 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Michael Kim Winchester, MA | General Practice | 252 | 155 | $44K |
| Liliya Besedina Bayonne, NJ | Dermatology | 138 | 50 | $42K |
| Eyal K Levit Brooklyn, NY | Dermatology | 113 | 58 | $32K |
| Chloe Kudirka Palmdale, CA | Physician Assistant | 80 | 41 | $29K |
| John A Fritz Jersey City, NJ | Family Practice | 96 | 18 | $28K |
| Tu Nguyen Westminster, CA | Internal Medicine | 41 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Pamela J Jakubowicz Bronx, NY | Dermatology | 65 | 28 | $26K |
| Roosevelt Hazzard Queens Village, NY | Podiatry | 31 | 21 | $26K |
| Karen A Heidelberg Detroit, MI | Dermatology | 92 | 51 | $24K |
| David J Altman Williamsville, NY | Dermatology | 71 | 58 | $20K |
| Alex L Hua Sacramento, CA | Physician Assistant | 52 | 27 | $19K |
| William N Bichai Bakersfield, CA | Nephrology | 14 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Angela Azar Great Neck, NY | Dermatology | 56 | 36 | $19K |
| Linda E Fancher Honolulu, HI | Dermatology | 56 | 31 | $18K |
| Douglas L Powell Salt Lake City, UT | Dermatology | 17 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Rick J Lin McAllen, TX | Dermatology | 38 | 17 | $17K |
| Falon V Brown Ponchatoula, LA | Dermatology | 31 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Elizabeth A Otter Holland, MI | Physician Assistant | 35 | 21 | $16K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Oceanside Pharm | 36,865 | $8.3M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 18,597 | $4.4M |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 15,140 | $3.9M |