Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$148.5M
-58.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
14K
$10,409.47 per claim
Patients
2,229
1,591 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$148.5M
$66,613.17 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $148.5M for Aubagio in 2024, for 14,264 prescriptions and refills to 2,229 patients (down 58.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10,409.47.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Aubagio in 2024: $13.2M for 1,270 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($11.1M).
Angel R Chinea Sr., neurology in Guaynabo, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Aubagio in 2024: 209 claims costing $1.9M.
Aubagio is made by Sanofi (SNY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sanofi-Aventis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel R Chinea Sr. Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 209 | 21 | $1.9M |
| Anna K Cluskey Milwaukee, WI | Physician Assistant | 144 | 20 | $1.4M |
| Adil Javed Chicago, IL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,851 | 68,198 | 8,378 | $696.4M |
| 2023 | 3,173 | 33,437 | 6,562 | $353.9M |
| 2024 | 1,591 | 14,264 | 2,229 | $148.5M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 86 |
| 12 |
| $967K |
| Donald Negroski Sarasota, FL | Neurology | 104 | 11 | $966K |
| Mary Ann Picone Teaneck, NJ | Neurology | 91 | Under 11 | $932K |
| Clifford A Reed West Reading, PA | Neurology | 78 | 11 | $776K |
| Sharon G Lynch Kansas City, KS | Neurology | 87 | 13 | $770K |
| David D Meyer Winston-Salem, NC | Neurology | 69 | 11 | $701K |
| Jasmin Patel Freehold, NJ | Neurology | 49 | 11 | $687K |
| William R Shaffer Boulder, CO | Neurology | 66 | 21 | $683K |
| Veronica Cipriani Chicago, IL | Neurology | 56 | Under 11 | $681K |
| Salvatore Q Napoli Foxboro, MA | Neurology | 59 | Under 11 | $649K |
| Gary A Thomas Hershey, PA | Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $642K |
| Ashley E Kundravi Hershey, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $632K |
| Daniel Becker Lutherville, MD | Neurology | 54 | Under 11 | $628K |
| Angela M Applebee Albany, NY | Neurology | 60 | Under 11 | $603K |
| Christopher C Laganke Cullman, AL | Neurology | 61 | Under 11 | $568K |
| Carlos M Ramirez-Calderon Miami, FL | Neurology | 54 | Under 11 | $566K |
| Barry Singer Saint Louis, MO | Neurology | 34 | Under 11 | $552K |
| Josef M Gutman East Meadow, NY | Neurology | 55 | Under 11 | $532K |
| Allen D Pettee Rochester, NY | Neurology | 57 | Under 11 | $526K |
| Sibyl Wray Knoxville, TN | Neurology | 55 | Under 11 | $511K |
| Adelle A Maynard - Watts Terre Haute, IN | Neurology | 55 | Under 11 | $499K |
| Patricia de Jesus Caguas, PR | Neurology | 53 | Under 11 | $494K |
| Dana J Beenstock Freehold, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 40 | Under 11 | $493K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-Aventis SNY | 14,264 | $148.5M |