Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.4M
+9.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
214
$16,075.33 per claim
Patients
28
29 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.4M
$122,861.45 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.4M for Caprelsa in 2024, for 214 prescriptions and refills to 28 patients (up 9.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $16,075.33.
Ohio had the highest Medicare cost for Caprelsa in 2024: $528K for 29 claims, followed by Illinois ($360K).
Minh D Nguyen, hematology-oncology in Newport Beach, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Caprelsa in 2024: 11 claims costing $295K.
Caprelsa is made by Sanofi (SNY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Genzyme.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minh D Nguyen Newport Beach, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $295K |
| Mimi I Hu Houston, TX | Endocrinology | 18 | Under 11 | $214K |
| Danae M Hamouda |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 48 | 234 | 43 | $3.7M |
| 2023 | 31 | 198 | 32 | $3.1M |
| 2024 | 29 | 214 | 28 | $3.4M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $214K |
| Weiping Zang Cincinnati, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $203K |
| Dany Elsayah Pensacola, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $203K |
| Michael J Jelinek Chicago, IL | Medical Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $199K |
| Nabil F Saba Atlanta, GA | Medical Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $199K |
| Marcia S Brose Philadelphia, PA | Medical Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $190K |
| Melissa F Morris Orlando, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $166K |
| Donald Bodenner Little Rock, AR | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $109K |
| Arti Lakhani Hinsdale, IL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $108K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Genzyme SNY | 214 | $3.4M |