Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$162.8M
-30.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
17K
$9,786.00 per claim
Patients
2,116
1,734 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$162.8M
$76,921.27 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $162.8M for Tecfidera in 2024, for 16,633 prescriptions and refills to 2,116 patients (down 30.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9,786.00.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Tecfidera in 2024: $17.7M for 1,718 claims, followed by California ($9.6M).
Douglas S Stuart, neurology in Atlanta, GA, had the highest Medicare cost for Tecfidera in 2024: 93 claims costing $842K.
Tecfidera is made by Biogen Inc. (BIIB), listed in the Medicare spending data as Biogen-Idec.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas S Stuart Atlanta, GA | Neurology | 93 | 11 | $842K |
| Angel R Chinea Sr. Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 90 | Under 11 | $841K |
| Michelle L Apperson |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,070 | 38,105 | 4,650 | $343.0M |
| 2023 | 2,313 | 23,079 | 3,153 | $234.5M |
| 2024 | 1,734 | 16,633 | 2,116 | $162.8M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 59 |
| Under 11 |
| $745K |
| Harold Moses Nashville, TN | Neurology | 57 | Under 11 | $582K |
| Pamela L McMaster Fort Wayne, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 61 | Under 11 | $570K |
| Scott L Silliman Jacksonville, FL | Neuropsychiatry | 61 | Under 11 | $552K |
| Patricia de Jesus Caguas, PR | Neurology | 58 | Under 11 | $541K |
| Mirela Cerghet Detroit, MI | Neurology | 60 | Under 11 | $536K |
| Jessica F Robb Rochester, NY | Neurology | 59 | Under 11 | $526K |
| Jong-Mi Lee Stanford, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 58 | Under 11 | $525K |
| Robert W Charlson New York, NY | Neurology | 56 | Under 11 | $522K |
| Jacob A Sloane Boston, MA | Neurology | 48 | Under 11 | $520K |
| Sophia D Woodson Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 53 | Under 11 | $497K |
| Paul B Ferguson Huntington, WV | Neurology | 51 | Under 11 | $494K |
| Joseph B Guarnaccia Derby, CT | Neurology | 64 | Under 11 | $492K |
| Evanthia Bernitsas Detroit, MI | Neurology | 35 | Under 11 | $480K |
| Ruth K Fredericks Jackson, MS | Neurology | 51 | Under 11 | $478K |
| Richard H Blanck Lake Success, NY | Neurology | 30 | Under 11 | $471K |
| Jonathan E Howard New York, NY | Neurology | 37 | Under 11 | $461K |
| Chaomei Wu New Hyde Park, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 35 | Under 11 | $461K |
| Amber Peskin New Orleans, LA | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 43 | Under 11 | $456K |
| Mishelle L Paullus Iowa City, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | Under 11 | $450K |
| Anna K Cluskey Milwaukee, WI | Physician Assistant | 48 | Under 11 | $450K |
| Katherine A Destefano North Haven, CT | Neurology | 51 | Under 11 | $449K |
| Rachel L Duke Tampa, FL | Physician Assistant | 48 | Under 11 | $445K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen-Idec BIIB | 16,641 | $162.8M |