Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.4M
-35.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,773
$2,669.49 per claim
Patients
633
400 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$7.4M
$11,694.30 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.4M for Prolate in 2024, for 2,773 prescriptions and refills to 633 patients (down 35.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,669.49.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Prolate in 2024: $1.3M for 438 claims, followed by Alabama ($1.2M).
Russell Feit, emergency medicine in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Prolate in 2024: 82 claims costing $241K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Feit Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Emergency Medicine | 82 | 21 | $241K |
| Tao Chen Mobile, AL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 95 | 17 | $185K |
| Edward M Schnitzer |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 279 | 2,623 | 684 | $7.9M |
| 2023 | 521 | 3,784 | 1,345 | $11.5M |
| 2024 | 400 | 2,773 | 633 | $7.4M |
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.
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| 76 |
| 16 |
| $180K |
| Jose Mathew Lawrenceville, GA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 62 | 16 | $154K |
| David W Neckman Conyers, GA | Pain Management | 44 | Under 11 | $127K |
| Alfred R Moss Gaffney, SC | Family Practice | 33 | Under 11 | $109K |
| Sharon D Coggin Easley, SC | Physician Assistant | 30 | Under 11 | $102K |
| Matthew R Robinson Hermosa Beach, CA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 21 | Under 11 | $99K |
| Andrew G Seltzer Van Nuys, CA | Anesthesiology | 24 | Under 11 | $98K |
| James Gillespie Birmingham, AL | Pain Management | 35 | Under 11 | $96K |
| Almira Dukovic Newport Beach, CA | Physician Assistant | 22 | Under 11 | $93K |
| Eric P Loudermilk Anderson, SC | Anesthesiology | 23 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Stephanie M Simon Omaha, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $75K |
| James M Lawrence Mobile, AL | Family Practice | 39 | Under 11 | $74K |
| Michael Z McMahan Oklahoma City, OK | Family Practice | 21 | Under 11 | $73K |
| Roberto D Chang Hoover, AL | Interventional Pain Management | 20 | Under 11 | $68K |
| Lorin B Haynes Fayetteville, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $67K |
| Ruth Pinter North Hollywood, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Neil I Kirschbaum Pembroke Pines, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 16 | Under 11 | $58K |
| Eugene A Mangieri Northport, AL | Pain Management | 26 | Under 11 | $58K |
| Efosa O Ogiamien Tucker, GA | Anesthesiology | 17 | Under 11 | $57K |
| Syed I Ali McKinney, TX | Interventional Pain Management | 26 | Under 11 | $56K |
| Ortelio Bosch Savannah, GA | Anesthesiology | 34 | Under 11 | $55K |
| Terresa A Long Sunset Beach, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Alexander Weingarten Syosset, NY | Interventional Pain Management | 33 | Under 11 | $52K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Forte Bio-Pharm | 2,773 | $7.4M |