Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.4M
-15.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,572
$909.96 per claim
Patients
770
735 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.4M
$1,857.74 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.4M for Tazorac in 2024, for 1,572 prescriptions and refills to 770 patients (down 15.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $909.96.
Massachusetts had the highest Medicare cost for Tazorac in 2024: $288K for 62 claims, followed by New York ($207K).
Alissa T Lamoureux, dermatology in Shrewsbury, MA, had the highest Medicare cost for Tazorac in 2024: 13 claims costing $249K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alissa T Lamoureux Shrewsbury, MA | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $249K |
| Justin R Wasserman Nokomis, FL | Dermatology | 11 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Vladimir Gabay |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,201 | 2,659 | 1,244 | $2.1M |
| 2023 | 883 | 1,984 | 909 | $1.7M |
| 2024 | 735 | 1,572 | 770 | $1.4M |
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 |
| 29 |
| Under 11 |
| $24K |
| Barry L Smith New York, NY | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Sherrie-Ann V Straughn Atlanta, GA | Dermatology | 18 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Steve A Krikoriantz Oroville, CA | Physician Assistant | 32 | 12 | $14K |
| Holly F Pohler Largo, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Fausto A Sicard Canton, OH | Dermatology | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Marika D Cherfas Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Alla Maslova Brooklyn, NY | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Yvonne C Hines Attleboro, MA | Dermatology | 11 | Under 11 | $7,173 |
| Joseph G Stewart Jr. Tuscaloosa, AL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $5,896 |
| Jonathan S Crane Wilmington, NC | Dermatology | 11 | Under 11 | $5,188 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Almirall, LLC | 1,572 | $1.4M |