Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$28.9M
+30.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
37K
$788.24 per claim
Patients
6,818
4,532 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$28.9M
$4,238.55 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $28.9M for Xyosted in 2024, for 36,662 prescriptions and refills to 6,818 patients (up 30.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $788.24.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Xyosted in 2024: $4.2M for 5,517 claims, followed by New York ($3.4M).
Gary Blick, infectious disease in Norwalk, CT, had the highest Medicare cost for Xyosted in 2024: 389 claims costing $312K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Blick Norwalk, CT | Infectious Disease | 389 | 69 | $312K |
| Kiarash N Michel Los Angeles, CA | Urology | 312 | 54 | $203K |
| Robert J Hamilton |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,527 | 19,945 | 3,717 | $14.8M |
| 2023 | 3,452 | 27,526 | 5,118 | $22.2M |
| 2024 | 4,532 | 36,662 | 6,818 | $28.9M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 178 |
| 28 |
| $151K |
| Gennady Nosovitsky Cathedral City, CA | Physician Assistant | 212 | 30 | $134K |
| Clayton O Barbour II Cathedral City, CA | Internal Medicine | 192 | 27 | $122K |
| Elysia M Cerreta-Dial Stratford, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 165 | 37 | $112K |
| David W Goldfarb Houston, TX | Urology | 159 | 27 | $106K |
| Hooman Sadri Winston Salem, NC | Urology | 87 | 25 | $96K |
| Christopher Kelly New York, NY | Urology | 120 | 24 | $90K |
| Salim I Hawatmeh Saint Louis, MO | Urology | 138 | 17 | $84K |
| Jason I Halperin Cathedral City, CA | Internal Medicine | 120 | 26 | $84K |
| Paul A Peller Bethpage, NY | Urology | 133 | 18 | $83K |
| Michael P Solliday Poughkeepsie, NY | Urology | 59 | 21 | $83K |
| Keith V Regets Los Angeles, CA | Physician Assistant | 131 | 24 | $82K |
| Shawn K Hassler San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 119 | 18 | $76K |
| 1831259340 | Endocrinology | 53 | 15 | $74K |
| Philip Rabito New York, NY | Endocrinology | 99 | 18 | $71K |
| Richard C Bennett Royal Oak, MI | Urology | 92 | 16 | $71K |
| Basil Kaaki Houston, TX | Physician Assistant | 99 | 15 | $69K |
| Raymond E Tidman Blue Ridge, GA | Family Practice | 104 | 18 | $68K |
| David Josephson Los Angeles, CA | Urology | 91 | 18 | $67K |
| Murray I Wellner West Hartford, CT | Internal Medicine | 76 | 18 | $65K |
| Barry R Johns Macon, GA | Internal Medicine | 82 | 17 | $65K |
| Evan Appelbaum Chestnut Hill, MA | Cardiology | 105 | 13 | $63K |
| Geraldo A Saavedra Whitehall, PA | Endocrinology | 69 | 18 | $62K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Antares Pharma | 36,669 | $28.9M |