Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$26.7M
+42.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
19K
$1,436.75 per claim
Patients
8,597
4,974 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$26.7M
$3,107.20 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $26.7M for Vtama in 2024, for 18,595 prescriptions and refills to 8,597 patients (up 42.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,436.75.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Vtama in 2024: $6.7M for 4,735 claims, followed by California ($3.2M).
David Tetrokalashvili, podiatry in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Vtama in 2024: 338 claims costing $461K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Tetrokalashvili Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 338 | 35 | $461K |
| Steve A Krikoriantz Oroville, CA | Physician Assistant | 191 | 53 | $424K |
| Curtis L Chen |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,056 | 1,964 | 1,421 | $2.8M |
| 2023 | 3,686 | 12,181 | 6,158 | $18.8M |
| 2024 | 4,974 | 18,595 | 8,597 | $26.7M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 270 |
| 44 |
| $368K |
| Henry Yu Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 194 | 63 | $275K |
| Marina Kurman Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 152 | 21 | $200K |
| Huachen Wei Elmhurst, NY | Dermatology | 110 | 34 | $163K |
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 82 | 32 | $112K |
| Pinkas E Lebovits New York, NY | Dermatology | 80 | 26 | $108K |
| Eyal K Levit Brooklyn, NY | Dermatology | 68 | 28 | $96K |
| Tien Q Nguyen Fountain Valley, CA | Dermatology | 63 | 23 | $86K |
| Igor Romanov Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | 19 | $78K |
| Joshua Shapiro New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 57 | 14 | $78K |
| Faustino Hernandez Hernandez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | Under 11 | $61K |
| Peter Hu Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 42 | 11 | $56K |
| Frank Morocco Jr. Marion, OH | Dermatology | 40 | Under 11 | $55K |
| Teresa Nguyen West Covina, CA | Physician Assistant | 40 | 17 | $55K |
| Moises Acevedo Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 37 | 13 | $54K |
| Joseph M Porres Rockville, MD | Dermatology | 19 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Manjunath S Vadmal Burbank, CA | Pathology | 38 | 21 | $52K |
| Julie A Mark Akron, OH | Dermatology | 36 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Insoo Om Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 37 | Under 11 | $49K |
| Liliya Besedina Bayonne, NJ | Dermatology | 36 | 13 | $49K |
| George S Drew Marion, OH | Dermatology | 35 | Under 11 | $48K |
| Juliana F Bizerril-Williams Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 35 | 12 | $47K |
| Youn Jea Kim Buffalo, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 29 | 15 | $45K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Dermavant Scien | 18,599 | $26.7M |