Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$40.3M
+79.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,904
$21,185.36 per claim
Patients
398
409 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$40.6M
$101,669.85 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $40.3M for Tepmetko in 2024, for 1,904 prescriptions and refills to 398 patients (up 79.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $21,185.36.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Tepmetko in 2024: $6.3M for 294 claims, followed by Florida ($4.8M).
Razmig V Babikian, nurse practitioner in Duarte, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Tepmetko in 2024: 26 claims costing $624K.
Tepmetko is made by Merck KGaA (MRK.DE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Emd Serono, Inc.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razmig V Babikian Duarte, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | Under 11 | $624K |
| Eddie H Hu Alhambra, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 21 | Under 11 | $513K |
| Helena Yu |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 166 | 592 | 156 | $12.1M |
| 2023 | 253 | 1,054 | 248 | $22.4M |
| 2024 | 409 | 1,904 | 398 | $40.3M |
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.
| Medical Oncology |
| 25 |
| Under 11 |
| $460K |
| Mehmet Altan Houston, TX | Medical Oncology | 19 | Under 11 | $447K |
| Devon L Evans Westbrook, ME | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $443K |
| Nicholas C Rohs New York, NY | Medical Oncology | 19 | Under 11 | $435K |
| Sridhar Beeram San Antonio, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $399K |
| Mary Carroll Orange, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $386K |
| Prantesh Jain Buffalo, NY | Medical Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $376K |
| Luis E Raez Pembroke Pines, FL | Medical Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $350K |
| Aasim S Sehbai Anniston, AL | Medical Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $319K |
| J Paul Marcoux II Boston, MA | Medical Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $317K |
| Heather L Lee Key West, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $306K |
| Cara C Bondly Birmingham, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $300K |
| Jyoti Patel Chicago, IL | Medical Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $299K |
| Dilawar Khan Rome, GA | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $293K |
| Ryan A Williams Houston, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $292K |
| Sandeep K Basu Eau Claire, WI | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $290K |
| Christopher Lemmon Pittsburgh, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $279K |
| Harry D Harper Hackensack, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $279K |
| Kenneth K Ng Rockville Centre, NY | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $278K |
| Noman Rafique Massillon, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $278K |
| Yazan Numan Orland Park, IL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $276K |
| Daniel B Costa Boston, MA | Hematology | 12 | Under 11 | $275K |
| Anil R Singh Kerrville, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $274K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Emd Serono, Inc MRK.DE | 1,914 | $40.6M |