Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$216.7M
+15.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
45K
$4,842.53 per claim
Patients
5,829
3,417 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $216.7M for Benlysta in 2024, for 44,753 prescriptions and refills to 5,829 patients (up 15.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4,842.53.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Benlysta in 2024: $22.9M for 4,865 claims, followed by New York ($19.2M).
Jose E Rubio Mosquera, rheumatology in Birmingham, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Benlysta in 2024: 381 claims costing $1.7M.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose E Rubio Mosquera Birmingham, AL | Rheumatology | 381 | 36 | $1.7M |
| Jeremy Anuntiyo San Pedro, CA | Internal Medicine | 251 | 37 | $1.2M |
| Bernard S Hojaili |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,707 | 33,805 | 4,402 | $149.8M |
| 2023 | 3,030 | 38,611 | 4,936 | $187.0M |
| 2024 | 3,417 | 44,753 | 5,829 | $216.7M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 197 |
| 26 |
| $943K |
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 269 | 19 | $932K |
| Ya Ju Chang New York, NY | Rheumatology | 183 | 21 | $918K |
| Victoria Katz Brooklyn, NY | Rheumatology | 247 | 29 | $868K |
| Gerald Y Ho La Palma, CA | Rheumatology | 237 | 22 | $746K |
| Jose J Aldrich Miami, FL | Rheumatology | 133 | 16 | $651K |
| Guillermo J Valenzuela Plantation, FL | Rheumatology | 149 | 15 | $642K |
| James E Mossell III Tifton, GA | Rheumatology | 106 | 12 | $561K |
| Vaishnavi R Pulusani Memphis, TN | Rheumatology | 106 | 16 | $522K |
| Van D Warren Cleveland, OH | Rheumatology | 103 | 12 | $515K |
| Mark Goldstein Staten Island, NY | Rheumatology | 105 | Under 11 | $510K |
| Vijay Singh Sewell, NJ | Rheumatology | 154 | 14 | $508K |
| Anne Marie Holly Rochester, NY | Physician Assistant | 95 | 17 | $501K |
| David G Stainbrook Jr. Du Bois, PA | Rheumatology | 93 | Under 11 | $496K |
| Vishala Chindalore Anniston, AL | Rheumatology | 97 | Under 11 | $481K |
| Soha Dolatabadi Los Angeles, CA | Rheumatology | 88 | 16 | $452K |
| Fahed M Hamadeh Oklahoma City, OK | Rheumatology | 95 | 12 | $448K |
| Waleed A Bolad Orlando, FL | Rheumatology | 120 | 22 | $446K |
| Wendy Marder Ann Arbor, MI | Rheumatology | 87 | Under 11 | $437K |
| Justina J Tseng Redding, CA | Rheumatology | 86 | 11 | $437K |
| Shabana C Karim Greenville, MS | Rheumatology | 86 | Under 11 | $433K |
| James E Gore Nashville, TN | Rheumatology | 93 | Under 11 | $430K |
| Pansi A Patel Florence, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 77 | 11 | $429K |