Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$21K
-3.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
230
$93.43 per claim
Patients
22
25 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$21K
$976.76 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $21K for Smoflipid in 2024, for 230 prescriptions and refills to 22 patients (down 3.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $93.43.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Smoflipid in 2024: $6,397 for 93 claims, followed by Utah ($5,275).
Gregory D Hammond, pulmonary disease in Midvale, UT, had the highest Medicare cost for Smoflipid in 2024: 43 claims costing $5,275.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory D Hammond Midvale, UT | Pulmonary Disease | 43 | Under 11 | $5,275 |
| Linda Anh B Nguyen Newport Beach, CA | Gastroenterology | 43 | Under 11 | $2,024 |
| Shadi Dowlatshahi |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36 | 416 | 30 | $60K |
| 2023 | 22 | 226 | 18 | $22K |
| 2024 | 25 | 230 | 22 | $21K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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 |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $1,866 |
| Jorge H Vargas Los Angeles, CA | Pediatric Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $1,114 |
| Ali Keshavarzian Chicago, IL | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $729 |
| Jill C Genua Delmar, NY | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 19 | Under 11 | $623 |
| Edward H Chang Tigard, OR | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $214 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Kabi | 230 | $21K |