Posaconazole
Rank #439 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$18.0M
Total Cost
7,163
Total Claims
$18.0M
Total Cost
339
Prescribers
$2,517
Cost per Claim
438
Beneficiaries
7,327
30-Day Fills
$53K
Avg Cost/Provider
21
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.01%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$18.0M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $18.0M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $2,517 per prescription, this is a high-cost medication. Expensive drugs drive Medicare spending growth and create access challenges for patients with coverage gaps.
Average cost of $41,155 per patient per year. Medications at this price point significantly impact patient out-of-pocket costs and Medicare spending.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Posaconazole
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Bristol | Podiatry | New York, NY | 405 | $1.1M |
| 2 | Gundeep Dhillon | Pulmonary Disease | Palo Alto, CA | 113 | $394K |
| 3 | Kamyar Afshar | Pulmonary Disease | San Diego, CA | 109 | $318K |
| 4 | Aileen Go | Hematology-Oncology | Maywood, IL | 94 | $308K |
| 5 | Sofya Tokman | Pulmonary Disease | Phoenix, AZ | 98 | $263K |
| 6 | Adrienne Trentacosti | Physician Assistant | Ann Arbor, MI | 98 | $227K |
| 7 | Yazan Madanat | Hematology-Oncology | Dallas, TX | 52 | $218K |
| 8 | Angela Mazzocchi | Physician Assistant | New York, NY | 72 | $215K |
| 9 | Gordon Yung | Pulmonary Disease | San Diego, CA | 66 | $207K |
| 10 | Jamie Koprivnikar | Hematology-Oncology | Hackensack, NJ | 57 | $193K |
| 11 | Timothy Higgins | Physician Assistant | Ann Arbor, MI | 74 | $191K |
| 12 | Royce Johnson | Infectious Disease | Bakersfield, CA | 37 | $168K |
| 13 | Katherine Linder | Hematology-Oncology | Hackensack, NJ | 49 | $157K |
| 14 | Yasser Khaled | Hematology | Orlando, FL | 37 | $156K |
| 15 | Kimo Bachiashvili | Hematology-Oncology | Birmingham, AL | 48 | $151K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 436 | Methylprednisolone (Methylprednisolone) | $18.9M | 1,934,494 |
| 437 | Sacrosidase (Sucraid) | $18.5M | 1,517 |
| 438 | Enasidenib Mesylate (Idhifa) | $18.1M | 554 |
| 439 | Posaconazole (Posaconazole) | $18.0M | 7,163 |
| 440 | Metronidazole (Metronidazole) | $18.0M | 405,967 |
| 441 | Rufinamide (Rufinamide) | $18.0M | 8,793 |
| 442 | Istradefylline (Nourianz) | $17.8M | 7,061 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology