Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$315.5M
+9.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
17K
$18,964.37 per claim
Patients
5,555
4,369 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $315.5M for Skyrizi in 2024, for 16,636 prescriptions and refills to 5,555 patients (up 9.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $18,964.37.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Skyrizi in 2024: $33.9M for 1,744 claims, followed by California ($22.3M).
Huachen Wei, dermatology in Elmhurst, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Skyrizi in 2024: 48 claims costing $956K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huachen Wei Elmhurst, NY | Dermatology | 48 | 16 | $956K |
| Jerry Bagel East Windsor, NJ | Dermatology | 39 | 15 | $810K |
| Ashlynn Bennett Laurel, MS |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,236 | 13,316 | 4,285 | $250.9M |
| 2023 | 3,797 | 14,741 | 4,800 | $289.1M |
| 2024 | 4,369 | 16,636 | 5,555 | $315.5M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 41 |
| Under 11 |
| $795K |
| Jun Lu Farmington, CT | Dermatology | 37 | 12 | $792K |
| Mychael Luu San Jose, CA | Dermatology | 37 | 13 | $760K |
| Jeffrey R Laduca Auburn, NY | Dermatology | 36 | 12 | $741K |
| Kenneth B Gordon Wauwatosa, WI | Dermatology | 36 | Under 11 | $737K |
| Laura Ferris Pittsburgh, PA | Dermatology | 36 | 11 | $724K |
| Elaine F Kung New York, NY | Dermatology | 34 | Under 11 | $704K |
| Jamiel Ramos San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | 13 | $697K |
| Frank M Houston Jr. Asheboro, NC | Physician Assistant | 33 | Under 11 | $690K |
| Margaret M Nonato Vallejo, CA | Physician Assistant | 33 | 11 | $668K |
| Victoria W Serralta Arlington, TX | Dermatology | 28 | Under 11 | $612K |
| Alex J Zwierzynski Auburn, NY | Physician Assistant | 29 | 12 | $611K |
| Avery H Lachance Boston, MA | Dermatology | 30 | Under 11 | $610K |
| Vanessa Adams Poplar Bluff, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $606K |
| Jeffrey M Sobell Chestnut Hill, MA | Dermatology | 28 | Under 11 | $605K |
| Amy A Vaughan II Barboursville, WV | Dermatology | 29 | Under 11 | $597K |
| Curt Samlaska Henderson, NV | Dermatology | 28 | Under 11 | $579K |
| Jason M Schoenfeld Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 28 | Under 11 | $563K |
| Michela Kaminski Orchard Park, NY | Physician Assistant | 26 | Under 11 | $532K |
| Ashley C Wyatt Wells Augusta, GA | Physician Assistant | 25 | Under 11 | $531K |
| James Armile Boardman, OH | Dermatology | 25 | Under 11 | $530K |
| Joel M Gelfand Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 26 | Under 11 | $519K |
| Nicole L Davey Amarillo, TX | Rheumatology | 24 | Under 11 | $507K |