Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$25.1M
+32.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,417
$17,737.52 per claim
Patients
228
270 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$25.1M
$110,237.11 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $25.1M for Tazverik in 2024, for 1,417 prescriptions and refills to 228 patients (up 32.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $17,737.52.
Illinois had the highest Medicare cost for Tazverik in 2024: $2.6M for 139 claims, followed by California ($2.6M).
Gretchen M Mitchell, nurse practitioner in Chicago, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Tazverik in 2024: 24 claims costing $468K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretchen M Mitchell Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $468K |
| Nancy L Bartlett Saint Louis, MO | Medical Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $447K |
| Parameswaren Venugopal |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 197 | 869 | 190 | $14.8M |
| 2023 | 232 | 1,064 | 207 | $19.0M |
| 2024 | 270 | 1,417 | 228 | $25.1M |
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 19 |
| Under 11 |
| $394K |
| Salman S Osman Bridgeport, WV | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $346K |
| Bruno B Bockorny Boston, MA | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $345K |
| Marcus Messmer Philadelphia, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $330K |
| William R Mitchell Huntersville, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 32 | Under 11 | $308K |
| Kenneth B Johnson Chula Vista, CA | Hematology | 13 | Under 11 | $267K |
| Solomon H Jo Panorama City, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $260K |
| Lowell L Hart Fort Myers, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $244K |
| Kimberly Laino New Brunswick, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $242K |
| Salah Ud Din Safi Morgantown, WV | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $242K |
| Caroline Buhion New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $241K |
| Tareq Al Baghdadi Ypsilanti, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $239K |
| Nicholette L Erickson Lynchburg, VA | Medical Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $236K |
| Brian T Hill Cleveland, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $228K |
| Jennifer Pleva Madison, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $226K |
| Kurt P Leuenberger Cincinnati, OH | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $226K |
| Craig S Boddy Honolulu, HI | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $226K |
| Anthony P Conley Houston, TX | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $225K |
| Lauren C Pinter-Brown Los Angeles, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $222K |
| Sosipatros Boikos Richmond, VA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $222K |
| Thomas S Davis Jacksonville, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $222K |
| Michael P Castro Los Angeles, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $221K |
| Min Sun Pittsburgh, PA | Medical Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $220K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Epizyme Inc/Ips | 1,417 | $25.1M |