Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$105.4M
-19.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
9,289
$11,344.28 per claim
Patients
1,048
1,080 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$105.4M
$100,550.61 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $105.4M for Rebif in 2024, for 9,289 prescriptions and refills to 1,048 patients (down 19.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $11,344.28.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Rebif in 2024: $9.6M for 789 claims, followed by Florida ($7.0M).
Daniel R Wynn, neurology in Northbrook, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Rebif in 2024: 85 claims costing $927K.
Rebif is made by Merck KGaA (MRK.DE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Emd Serono, Inc.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel R Wynn Northbrook, IL | Neurology | 85 | Under 11 | $927K |
| William R Shaffer Boulder, CO | Neurology | 69 | 13 | $754K |
| Barry Singer Saint Louis, MO |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,684 | 16,085 | 1,815 | $162.3M |
| 2023 | 1,314 | 11,992 | 1,363 | $131.2M |
| 2024 | 1,080 | 9,289 | 1,048 | $105.4M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 47 |
| Under 11 |
| $699K |
| Aamir Rasheed Vestal, NY | Neurology | 53 | Under 11 | $640K |
| Mirela Cerghet Detroit, MI | Neurology | 54 | Under 11 | $545K |
| Aljoeson Walker Charleston, SC | Neurology | 39 | Under 11 | $492K |
| Khurram Bashir Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 48 | Under 11 | $488K |
| Ruth K Fredericks Jackson, MS | Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $459K |
| Steven S Beall Saginaw, MI | Neurology | 42 | Under 11 | $459K |
| Randall G Trudell Knoxville, TN | Neurology | 45 | Under 11 | $459K |
| Jason M Silversteen Newark, DE | Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $436K |
| Scott L Silliman Jacksonville, FL | Neuropsychiatry | 42 | Under 11 | $433K |
| Casey F Jeffreys Raleigh, NC | Neurology | 37 | Under 11 | $417K |
| Katelyn E McCormack Amherst, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | Under 11 | $405K |
| Scott B Strader Fort Collins, CO | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $402K |
| Anh X Nguyen Saint Cloud, MN | Neurology | 38 | Under 11 | $402K |
| John Rinker Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 39 | Under 11 | $396K |
| Ajay S Gupta Fort Wayne, IN | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $375K |
| Vanessa D Licona Sanjuan Albuquerque, NM | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $363K |
| Katherine B Daniels Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 29 | Under 11 | $352K |
| Christopher A Sheppard Uniontown, OH | Neurology | 33 | Under 11 | $342K |
| Douglas A Schell Kansas City, MO | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 31 | Under 11 | $333K |
| Ute Traugott Armonk, NY | Neurology | 33 | Under 11 | $318K |
| John S Emmett Indianapolis, IN | Physician Assistant | 29 | Under 11 | $314K |
| Jessica F Robb Rochester, NY | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $297K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Emd Serono, Inc MRK.DE | 9,289 | $105.4M |