Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$118.8M
+6.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
18K
$6,734.51 per claim
Patients
3,241
2,274 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$118.8M
$36,632.29 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $118.8M for Remicade in 2024, for 17,637 prescriptions and refills to 3,241 patients (up 6.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6,734.51.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Remicade in 2024: $15.7M for 2,692 claims, followed by Florida ($11.3M).
Elvin R Garcia, rheumatology in McAllen, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Remicade in 2024: 312 claims costing $1.8M.
Remicade is made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), listed in the Medicare spending data as Janssen Biotech.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 312 | 51 | $1.8M |
| Maranda Dillon Flowood, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 125 | 18 | $1.2M |
| Bassam Al Homsi Deming, NM |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,958 | 14,729 | 2,778 | $102.6M |
| 2023 | 2,017 | 15,615 | 2,863 | $111.3M |
| 2024 | 2,274 | 17,637 | 3,241 | $118.8M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 150 |
| 14 |
| $1.1M |
| Srikanth Naramala Visalia, CA | Rheumatology | 184 | 39 | $962K |
| Ramachandran Srinivasan Monterey Park, CA | Rheumatology | 152 | 29 | $849K |
| Gerald Y Ho La Palma, CA | Rheumatology | 168 | 35 | $806K |
| Michael E Crouch Salisbury, MD | Rheumatology | 135 | 21 | $802K |
| Vijay Singh Sewell, NJ | Rheumatology | 104 | 15 | $779K |
| Naiara Alvarez Harlingen, TX | Rheumatology | 120 | 25 | $741K |
| Christopher J Sayed Chapel Hill, NC | Dermatology | 47 | Under 11 | $700K |
| Robert G Micheletti Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 36 | Under 11 | $673K |
| Haley Naik San Francisco, CA | Dermatology | 60 | Under 11 | $655K |
| Jeremy D Jackson Jackson, MS | Dermatology | 63 | Under 11 | $621K |
| Guillermo J Valenzuela Plantation, FL | Rheumatology | 115 | 24 | $605K |
| Jay B Adlersberg New York, NY | Rheumatology | 88 | 21 | $581K |
| Clinton Enos Norfolk, VA | Dermatology | 42 | Under 11 | $568K |
| Stephen Soloway Vineland, NJ | Rheumatology | 54 | Under 11 | $466K |
| Tiffany Mayo Birmingham, AL | Dermatology | 21 | Under 11 | $449K |
| Samy K Metyas Covina, CA | Rheumatology | 75 | 23 | $421K |
| Stephen D Anesi Waltham, MA | Ophthalmology | 61 | 11 | $393K |
| Noah I Goldfarb Minneapolis, MN | Dermatology | 11 | Under 11 | $387K |
| Joseph G Parambil Cleveland, OH | Pulmonary Disease | 44 | Under 11 | $385K |
| Ramona J Baker Ada, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 45 | Under 11 | $380K |
| Ogugua N Obi Greenville, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 52 | Under 11 | $379K |
| Babak Zamiri Riverside, CA | Rheumatology | 83 | 16 | $363K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech JNJ | 17,640 | $118.8M |