Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$246.5M
+32.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
15K
$16,903.17 per claim
Patients
1,905
1,861 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$246.7M
$129,435.36 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $246.5M for Alecensa in 2024, for 14,585 prescriptions and refills to 1,905 patients (up 32.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $16,903.17.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Alecensa in 2024: $49.3M for 2,812 claims, followed by New York ($23.4M).
Iman Abdalla, internal medicine in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Alecensa in 2024: 62 claims costing $1.2M.
Alecensa is made by Roche Holding AG (ROG.SW), listed in the Medicare spending data as Genentech, Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iman Abdalla Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 62 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Jonathan W Riess Sacramento, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 53 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| Jason Kao |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,343 | 9,666 | 1,282 | $153.7M |
| 2023 | 1,473 | 11,003 | 1,457 | $185.7M |
| 2024 | 1,861 | 14,585 | 1,905 | $246.5M |
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 |
| 57 |
| Under 11 |
| $993K |
| Nicholas C Rohs New York, NY | Medical Oncology | 47 | Under 11 | $839K |
| Nasser H Hanna Indianapolis, IN | Hematology-Oncology | 62 | Under 11 | $833K |
| Alice C Li New Haven, CT | Hematology-Oncology | 52 | Under 11 | $827K |
| Deborah A Mulford Rochester, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 62 | Under 11 | $809K |
| Jiaxin Niu Gilbert, AZ | Hematology-Oncology | 46 | Under 11 | $800K |
| Caitlin C Meservey Ann Arbor, MI | Physician Assistant | 44 | Under 11 | $752K |
| Emily R Curfman Buffalo, NY | Physician Assistant | 49 | Under 11 | $742K |
| Alexander I Spira Fairfax, VA | Medical Oncology | 39 | Under 11 | $738K |
| Khaled A Hassan Cleveland, OH | Medical Oncology | 42 | Under 11 | $737K |
| Mary Carroll Orange, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 44 | Under 11 | $735K |
| Norland Ng New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 38 | Under 11 | $723K |
| Mali C Amirault Aurora, CO | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | Under 11 | $722K |
| David Mendoza New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | Under 11 | $714K |
| Kristina M Kelley Boston, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 37 | Under 11 | $703K |
| Jason N Macklis Park Ridge, IL | Hematology-Oncology | 37 | Under 11 | $701K |
| Mark G Kris New York, NY | Medical Oncology | 48 | Under 11 | $679K |
| Victoria E Sherry Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | Under 11 | $676K |
| Kimberly N Nojima Chan New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | Under 11 | $674K |
| Kathleen R Weaver Seattle, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | Under 11 | $674K |
| Amrit Paul Bains Roseville, CA | Pharmacist | 34 | Under 11 | $655K |
| Faith Mutale Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 32 | Under 11 | $652K |
| Shirish M Gadgeel Detroit, MI | Medical Oncology | 38 | Under 11 | $639K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Genentech, Inc. ROG.SW | 14,597 | $246.7M |