Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$15.5M
-8.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
156
$99,047.47 per claim
Patients
16
15 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$15.5M
$965,712.80 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $15.5M for Vimizim in 2024, for 156 prescriptions and refills to 16 patients (down 8.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $99,047.47.
New Jersey had the highest Medicare cost for Vimizim in 2024: $3.4M for 38 claims, followed by Missouri ($2.8M).
Darius J Adams, family practice in Morristown, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Vimizim in 2024: 26 claims costing $2.9M.
Vimizim is made by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BMRN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Biomarin Pharma.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius J Adams Morristown, NJ | Family Practice | 26 | Under 11 | $2.9M |
| Eric T Rush Kansas City, MO | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $2.8M |
| Rocio T Moran |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14 | 133 | 14 | $13.8M |
| 2023 | 15 | 165 | 15 | $16.9M |
| 2024 | 15 | 156 | 16 | $15.5M |
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.
| Pediatric Medicine |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $1.6M |
| Bryan E Hainline Indianapolis, IN | Pediatric Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Christina L Grant Washington, DC | Pediatric Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| Raymond Y Wang Orange, CA | Pediatric Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $815K |
| Amel Karaa Boston, MA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $760K |
| Mislen S Bauer Miami, FL | Specialist | 11 | Under 11 | $705K |
| Helio F Pedro Newark, NJ | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $508K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Biomarin Pharma BMRN | 156 | $15.5M |