Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$115.8M
+1285.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
555K
$208.78 per claim
Patients
211K
109,412 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$115.8M
$548.37 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $115.8M for Breyna in 2024, for 554,550 prescriptions and refills to 211,122 patients (up 1285.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $208.78.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Breyna in 2024: $28.3M for 131,219 claims, followed by Florida ($10.3M).
Jorge Sanchez-Masiques, pulmonary disease in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Breyna in 2024: 1,533 claims costing $208K.
Breyna is made by Viatris Inc. (VTRS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Mylan.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Sanchez-Masiques Miami, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 1,533 | 389 | $208K |
| Ali Azarpira San Rafael, CA | Pharmacist | 487 | 188 | $152K |
| Leonard Buccellato |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16,346 | 29,148 | 22,108 | $8.4M |
| 2024 | 109,412 | 554,550 | 211,122 | $115.8M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
|---|
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 |
| 341 |
| 141 |
| $139K |
| Donald P Woodmansee Jr. Lebanon, NH | Allergy/ Immunology | 329 | 123 | $113K |
| Chhaya D Patel Lafayette, CO | Pulmonary Disease | 479 | 174 | $106K |
| Kevin Y Tse La Jolla, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 205 | 114 | $104K |
| Annie R Harrington Anaheim, CA | Internal Medicine | 300 | 122 | $89K |
| Susie Yim Yeh Boston, MA | Internal Medicine | 223 | 91 | $89K |
| Jasper S Ip Santa Barbara, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 331 | 110 | $86K |
| Fiona F Meller Azrieli Halethorpe, MD | Internal Medicine | 236 | 102 | $77K |
| Allison Friedenberg San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 434 | 106 | $72K |
| Frew H Gebreab Fontana, CA | Internal Medicine | 150 | 64 | $71K |
| Edward Len Bethesda, MD | Hospitalist | 493 | 146 | $69K |
| George W Bensch Stockton, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 342 | 110 | $68K |
| Sebastian B Arcila Orange, CA | Internal Medicine | 265 | 86 | $66K |
| Ryan D Clay Vancouver, WA | Internal Medicine | 308 | 97 | $63K |
| Andrew J Schissler Upper Marlboro, MD | Pulmonary Disease | 297 | 97 | $59K |
| Jatinder S Aulakh Lafayette, CO | Allergy/ Immunology | 199 | 75 | $58K |
| Eric Jones San Diego, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 122 | 64 | $58K |
| John Cho Sylmar, CA | Internal Medicine | 216 | 78 | $57K |
| Alison M Chow Sacramento, CA | Pediatric Medicine | 152 | 59 | $57K |
| Emily S Stanton Lafayette, CO | Pulmonary Disease | 201 | 80 | $57K |
| John Kofi A Yeboah Palos Verdes Estates, CA | Internal Medicine | 188 | 79 | $56K |
| Benjamin A Silverman Lewistown, PA | Internal Medicine | 378 | 138 | $56K |
| Sridhar K Prasad Los Angeles, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 351 | 103 | $54K |
| Spending |
|---|
| Mylan VTRS | 554,739 | $115.8M |