Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.70B
+32.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
122K
$13,909.86 per claim
Patients
15K
8,139 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.70B
$113,042.97 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.70B for Calquence in 2024, for 122,332 prescriptions and refills to 15,053 patients (up 32.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $13,909.86.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Calquence in 2024: $148.7M for 10,736 claims, followed by New York ($137.2M).
Farrukh T Awan, hematology-oncology in Dallas, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Calquence in 2024: 284 claims costing $4.0M.
Calquence is made by AstraZeneca PLC (AZN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Astrazeneca.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farrukh T Awan Dallas, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 284 | 36 | $4.0M |
| Tania Orzol Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 285 | 34 | $3.8M |
| Sami N Malek Ann Arbor, MI |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,344 | 11,684 | 5,518 | $164.4M |
| 2023 | 6,957 | 89,935 | 12,382 | $1.29B |
| 2024 | 8,139 | 122,332 | 15,053 | $1.70B |
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.
| Hematology |
| 235 |
| 24 |
| $3.5M |
| Seema A Bhat Columbus, OH | Hematology | 241 | 30 | $3.5M |
| Danielle T Land Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 295 | 38 | $3.3M |
| Allison R Dean Cincinnati, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 221 | 30 | $3.1M |
| Josie Montegaard Boston, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 210 | 25 | $3.0M |
| Leslie A Rudolph New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 186 | 21 | $2.8M |
| Brian T Hill Cleveland, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 197 | 23 | $2.7M |
| Jennifer B Greenfield Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 173 | 20 | $2.6M |
| Victoria S Sukholutsky Houston, TX | Physician Assistant | 171 | 17 | $2.5M |
| Lindsey Hendrickson Charleston, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 182 | 20 | $2.5M |
| Michael Y Choi San Diego, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 175 | 18 | $2.4M |
| Manali K Kamdar Aurora, CO | Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | 172 | 19 | $2.4M |
| Lori A Leslie Hackensack, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 160 | 18 | $2.4M |
| Kasey L Weisbrod Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 173 | 21 | $2.2M |
| Stephen E Spurgeon Portland, OR | Hematology-Oncology | 172 | 22 | $2.2M |
| Randall Davis Birmingham, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 170 | 16 | $2.2M |
| Misty L Mahaffey Stanford, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 139 | 18 | $2.1M |
| Antoine E Chahine Canfield, OH | Medical Oncology | 146 | 14 | $2.1M |
| Adam S Kittai New York, NY | Hematology | 139 | 17 | $2.1M |
| Alicia Rae McLeish Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 154 | 22 | $2.0M |
| Alice Lynn Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 162 | 19 | $2.0M |
| Tara M Graff Clive, IA | Medical Oncology | 138 | 13 | $2.0M |
| Nancy L Bartlett Saint Louis, MO | Medical Oncology | 131 | 16 | $1.9M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca AZN | 122,356 | $1.70B |