Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$109.3M
+1.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
5,385
$20,296.59 per claim
Patients
611
383 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$109.5M
$178,947.43 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $109.3M for Serostim in 2024, for 5,385 prescriptions and refills to 611 patients (up 1.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $20,296.59.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Serostim in 2024: $44.3M for 2,226 claims, followed by Florida ($24.3M).
Mark R Honzel, internal medicine in Beverly Hills, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Serostim in 2024: 182 claims costing $3.6M.
Serostim is made by Merck KGaA (MRK.DE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Emd Serono, Inc.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark R Honzel Beverly Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 182 | 14 | $3.6M |
| Noah Lee Oakland Park, FL | Family Practice | 115 | 16 | $3.4M |
| Vanessa I Silebi Miami, FL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 371 | 5,433 | 597 | $104.6M |
| 2023 | 379 | 5,186 | 602 | $107.3M |
| 2024 | 383 | 5,385 | 611 | $109.3M |
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 |
| 157 |
| 13 |
| $3.3M |
| Robert R Chavez New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 122 | 12 | $2.6M |
| Parvaneh Bahmani Los Angeles, CA | Nephrology | 114 | 11 | $2.3M |
| William B Flores Beverly Hills, CA | Physician Assistant | 104 | 12 | $2.1M |
| Alexander R del Rosario Palm Springs, CA | Internal Medicine | 103 | Under 11 | $2.0M |
| Gary Blick Norwalk, CT | Infectious Disease | 95 | 12 | $1.8M |
| Jonathan Reitman Beverly Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 71 | Under 11 | $1.7M |
| Jay E Gladstein Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 82 | 12 | $1.6M |
| Dale A Prokupek Beverly Hills, CA | Gastroenterology | 68 | Under 11 | $1.5M |
| Adam C Zweig San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 64 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Ricky K Hsu New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 47 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Shawn K Hassler San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 60 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Joseph Stokes Greenville, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Aaron Perlmutter Beverly Hills, CA | Infectious Disease | 58 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Phillip A Musikanth Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 56 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Kenny B Trinidad Pasadena, CA | Physician Assistant | 52 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| Ann E Stapleton Palm Springs, CA | Internal Medicine | 41 | Under 11 | $961K |
| Daniel Lee San Diego, CA | Infectious Disease | 48 | Under 11 | $896K |
| Lee R Liskey San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 44 | Under 11 | $868K |
| Myron G Davidson Wilton Manors, FL | Internal Medicine | 41 | Under 11 | $833K |
| Joseph C Gathe Jr. Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 33 | Under 11 | $825K |
| James N Luckett Ft Lauderdale, FL | Internal Medicine | 33 | Under 11 | $824K |
| John R Jones Oakland Park, FL | Family Practice | 39 | Under 11 | $789K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Emd Serono, Inc MRK.DE | 5,396 | $109.5M |