Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$670K
-64.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
175
$3,828.13 per claim
Patients
36
26 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$670K
$18,608.96 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $670K for Velcade in 2024, for 175 prescriptions and refills to 36 patients (down 64.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,828.13.
Mississippi had the highest Medicare cost for Velcade in 2024: $173K for 31 claims, followed by Kentucky ($133K).
Syed S Rafique, hematology-oncology in Greenwood, MS, had the highest Medicare cost for Velcade in 2024: 31 claims costing $173K.
Velcade is made by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Takeda Pharmace.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syed S Rafique Greenwood, MS | Hematology-Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $173K |
| Raymond Elsoueidi Hazard, KY | Hematology-Oncology | 21 | Under 11 | $131K |
| Matthew S Weissler |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 224 | 1,543 | 343 | $7.7M |
| 2023 | 51 | 399 | 72 | $1.9M |
| 2024 | 26 | 175 | 36 | $670K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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 |
| 17 |
| Under 11 |
| $61K |
| Mustafa G Boxwala Farmington Hills, MI | Medical Oncology | 21 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Sudhir Hansalia Trinity, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmace TAK | 175 | $670K |