Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$613K
+75.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
6,027
$101.77 per claim
Patients
3,905
3,546 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$613K
$157.01 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $613K for Podofilox in 2024, for 6,027 prescriptions and refills to 3,905 patients (up 75.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $101.77.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Podofilox in 2024: $85K for 1,012 claims, followed by Florida ($57K).
Mihai Zaiat, physician assistant in Chatsworth, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Podofilox in 2024: 13 claims costing $3,983.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mihai Zaiat Chatsworth, CA | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $3,983 |
| Julie A Dong-Kondas Cleveland, OH | Dermatology | 11 | Under 11 | $3,086 |
| Rodolfo E Chirinos |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,233 | 5,232 | 3,545 | $318K |
| 2023 | 3,416 | 5,807 | 3,739 | $350K |
| 2024 | 3,546 | 6,027 | 3,905 | $613K |
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 |
| 25 |
| 18 |
| $1,683 |
| Barbara B Rhoads Cleveland, OH | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $1,488 |
| John P Minni Stuart, FL | Dermatology | 26 | 15 | $1,367 |
| Sean A Robinson Orange Park, FL | Physician Assistant | 22 | Under 11 | $1,354 |
| Jan Miller Schwartz Houston, TX | Dermatology | 12 | Under 11 | $1,069 |
| 1902054125 | Dermatology | 21 | Under 11 | $902 |
| Nackyoung Yoon Bakersfield, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | 11 | $898 |
| Martha J Maso Westwood, NJ | Dermatology | 16 | Under 11 | $856 |
| Duc H Phan Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $704 |
| Bert M Baker Tacoma, WA | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $664 |
| Publius Martins Staten Island, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $527 |
| Toni Detwiler Flint, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $501 |
| Dana C Barnes Jacksonville, FL | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $487 |
| Lauren A Vitolo Florham Park, NJ | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $486 |
| Timothy Chandler Lancaster, CA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $472 |
| William P Teer Jackson, TN | Dermatology | 12 | Under 11 | $436 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data