Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$23.6M
+57.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
8,414
$2,806.90 per claim
Patients
2,072
294 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$23.6M
$11,394.92 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $23.6M for Vabysmo in 2024, for 8,414 prescriptions and refills to 2,072 patients (up 57.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,806.90.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Vabysmo in 2024: $14.5M for 5,211 claims, followed by New York ($2.3M).
Walid Mangal, ophthalmology in Stuart, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Vabysmo in 2024: 534 claims costing $1.4M.
Vabysmo is made by Roche Holding AG (ROG.SW), listed in the Medicare spending data as Genentech, Inc..
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walid Mangal Stuart, FL | Ophthalmology | 534 | 125 | $1.4M |
| Carl J Danzig Bonita Springs, FL | Ophthalmology | 452 | 92 | $1.4M |
| Larry M Perich New Port Richey, FL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 74 | 1,171 | 373 | $3.3M |
| 2023 | 217 | 5,267 | 1,262 | $15.0M |
| 2024 | 294 | 8,414 | 2,072 | $23.6M |
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.
| Ophthalmology |
| 347 |
| 85 |
| $891K |
| Robert C Fletcher Kansas City, MO | Ophthalmology | 291 | 53 | $889K |
| Farhad Safi Port Orange, FL | Ophthalmology | 277 | 56 | $794K |
| Kenneth T Wals Coral Gables, FL | Ophthalmology | 295 | 58 | $676K |
| Charles D Brodrick San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 183 | 50 | $655K |
| William C Ackerman Jr. Gainesville, GA | Ophthalmology | 163 | 40 | $469K |
| Drew P Bawcombe Deerfield Beach, FL | Ophthalmology | 161 | 41 | $439K |
| Karl E Waite Daytona Beach, FL | Ophthalmology | 146 | 32 | $423K |
| Wilfredo C Lara Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 150 | 33 | $390K |
| Jay H Levy North Miami Beach, FL | Ophthalmology | 117 | 22 | $361K |
| Patricia J Pahk East Setauket, NY | Ophthalmology | 132 | 19 | $356K |
| Charles H Campbell Corpus Christi, TX | Ophthalmology | 126 | 26 | $339K |
| Michael J Weiner Elmhurst, NY | Ophthalmology | 114 | 32 | $330K |
| Akintomide Apara Hollywood, FL | Ophthalmology | 109 | 25 | $319K |
| Mark Fleckner Garden City, NY | Ophthalmology | 107 | 27 | $308K |
| Pooja Garg Coconut Creek, FL | Ophthalmology | 92 | 23 | $304K |
| Deval D Joshi Boynton Beach, FL | Ophthalmology | 97 | 18 | $275K |
| Evan N Dunn Wesley Chapel, FL | Ophthalmology | 100 | 31 | $272K |
| Heather Seith Deerfield Beach, FL | Ophthalmology | 87 | 31 | $267K |
| Sulayman E Jallow Pembroke Pines, FL | Ophthalmology | 91 | 17 | $259K |
| Felipe A Navas San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 78 | 23 | $255K |
| Susie Chang Honolulu, HI | Ophthalmology | 102 | 19 | $252K |
| Daniel E Goldberg Palm Springs, FL | Ophthalmology | 89 | 29 | $250K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Genentech, Inc. ROG.SW | 8,421 | $23.6M |