Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.2M
-23.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
6,392
$820.21 per claim
Patients
1,465
1,567 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.2M
$3,578.70 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.2M for Apriso in 2024, for 6,392 prescriptions and refills to 1,465 patients (down 23.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $820.21.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Apriso in 2024: $802K for 1,020 claims, followed by Florida ($450K).
Brian J Bansidhar, colorectal surgery (proctology) in Erie, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Apriso in 2024: 30 claims costing $31K.
Apriso is made by Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC), listed in the Medicare spending data as Salix Pharmaceu.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian J Bansidhar Erie, PA | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 30 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Ellen J Scherl New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 18 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Robert Flynn |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,273 | 10,649 | 2,198 | $8.5M |
| 2023 | 1,825 | 7,969 | 1,717 | $6.8M |
| 2024 | 1,567 | 6,392 | 1,465 | $5.2M |
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $18K |
| David J Peters Camp Hill, PA | Gastroenterology | 20 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Carol E Mallette Fort Worth, TX | Gastroenterology | 18 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Saeed Ahmed Wesley Chapel, FL | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Darren N Seril New Brunswick, NJ | Gastroenterology | 13 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Michael H Schmidt Teaneck, NJ | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Erica J Heagy Anchorage, AK | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Sarwan S Kahlam Hackettstown, NJ | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Orest J Kozicky Yonkers, NY | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Pasam S Rao Thibodaux, LA | Gastroenterology | 25 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Autumn L Feazell Oak Hill, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Mark D Gulinson Phoenix, AZ | Gastroenterology | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Kiranpreet S Parmar Brooklyn, NY | Gastroenterology | 17 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Sheldon Lidofsky Providence, RI | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Thomas J Izquierdo Jackson Heights, NY | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Lev Ginzburg New Hyde Park, NY | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Mark G Lazarev Baltimore, MD | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Tzvi Warshaw Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 15 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Julie Foont New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 15 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Eric P Berthiaume East Greenwich, RI | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Elissa E Kaplan Newton, MA | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Meredith C Roath Huntsville, AL | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $9,601 |
| Mark J Metwally Burnt Hills, NY | Gastroenterology | 15 | Under 11 | $9,405 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceu BHC | 6,392 | $5.2M |