Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.78B
+49.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
86K
$20,782.05 per claim
Patients
27K
13,041 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.78B
$65,966.53 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.78B for Skyrizi Pen in 2024, for 85,684 prescriptions and refills to 26,993 patients (up 49.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $20,782.05.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Skyrizi Pen in 2024: $138.6M for 6,794 claims, followed by Texas ($133.7M).
Jamiel Ramos, nurse practitioner in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Skyrizi Pen in 2024: 276 claims costing $5.5M.
Skyrizi Pen is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Abbvie US LLC.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamiel Ramos San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 276 | 111 | $5.5M |
| Brent M Boyce Sebewaing, MI | Dermatology | 140 | 44 | $2.9M |
| Pedro Vendrell Ponce, PR |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,339 | 30,998 | 10,349 | $594.7M |
| 2023 | 9,808 | 57,404 | 18,199 | $1.19B |
| 2024 | 13,041 | 85,684 | 26,993 | $1.78B |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 103 |
| 30 |
| $2.2M |
| David L Cohen Hewlett, NY | Dermatology | 95 | 29 | $1.9M |
| Huachen Wei Elmhurst, NY | Dermatology | 85 | 28 | $1.8M |
| Steven R Feldman Winston Salem, NC | Dermatology | 89 | 30 | $1.8M |
| Gil Y Cortes Aguadilla, PR | Dermatology | 73 | 26 | $1.8M |
| Laura N Howe Greeley, CO | Rheumatology | 83 | 31 | $1.8M |
| Jeffrey M Cohen New Haven, CT | Dermatology | 81 | 27 | $1.8M |
| Kevin M Crawford Seymour, IN | Dermatology | 79 | 27 | $1.7M |
| Jose R Gonzalez Chavez Santurce, PR | Dermatology | 79 | 24 | $1.7M |
| Andrew D Lee Elkin, NC | Dermatology | 72 | 21 | $1.6M |
| Hiram A Ruiz Santiago II Bayamon, PR | Dermatology | 74 | 22 | $1.6M |
| Abimael Rivera-Cruz Arecibo, PR | Dermatology | 70 | 25 | $1.5M |
| Lymarie I Aguila Gonzalez Manati, PR | Dermatology | 64 | 20 | $1.4M |
| Jeffery C Weeks Northport, AL | Dermatology | 71 | 19 | $1.4M |
| Dean D George Hartford, CT | Dermatology | 69 | 23 | $1.4M |
| Bruce Strober Cromwell, CT | Dermatology | 64 | 20 | $1.4M |
| David W Brodell Rochester, NY | Dermatology | 74 | 20 | $1.4M |
| Laura M Taylor Fort Myers, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 63 | 18 | $1.3M |
| Joel M Gelfand Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 64 | 19 | $1.3M |
| Ronald L George Jr. Wilmington, NC | Rheumatology | 62 | 19 | $1.3M |
| Marti J Rothe Farmington, CT | Dermatology | 63 | 20 | $1.3M |
| Malik C Spady Covington, LA | Rheumatology | 63 | 24 | $1.3M |
| Jerald E Hurdle Waterville, ME | Interventional Pain Management | 62 | 23 | $1.3M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie US LLC ABBV | 85,713 | $1.78B |