Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.2M
+77.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
10K
$603.72 per claim
Patients
3,426
1,488 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.2M
$1,813.87 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.2M for Cequr Simplicity in 2024, for 10,295 prescriptions and refills to 3,426 patients (up 77.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $603.72.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Cequr Simplicity in 2024: $1.1M for 1,675 claims, followed by New York ($692K).
Kalpana Reddy, endocrinology in Richmond Hill, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Cequr Simplicity in 2024: 327 claims costing $145K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalpana Reddy Richmond Hill, NY | Endocrinology | 327 | 88 | $145K |
| Hisham A Alrefai Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 218 | 83 | $115K |
| Daniel S Tung |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 468 | 2,170 | 879 | $1.4M |
| 2023 | 963 | 5,662 | 1,904 | $3.5M |
| 2024 | 1,488 | 10,295 | 3,426 | $6.2M |
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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.
| Endocrinology |
| 99 |
| 29 |
| $86K |
| Firas Akhrass San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 132 | 55 | $83K |
| Vinay Kapoor Bayside, NY | Endocrinology | 124 | 39 | $52K |
| Craig D Perlman Bethpage, NY | Endocrinology | 93 | 35 | $44K |
| Priscilla W Ching San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 47 | 26 | $41K |
| Diana V Huckaby San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 80 | 33 | $37K |
| Elizabeth Tape Seymour, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 57 | 17 | $34K |
| Qing Jia Garland, TX | Endocrinology | 48 | 15 | $33K |
| Gurpreet K Narula Jacksboro, TN | Internal Medicine | 24 | 17 | $31K |
| Safwan Hamwi La Follette, TN | Endocrinology | 41 | 22 | $31K |
| Leslie Rumbaut Grenville, SC | Physician Assistant | 42 | 20 | $30K |
| Maria Renela G Suller Midlothian, TX | Endocrinology | 37 | 15 | $29K |
| Jacob Vadakekalam San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 54 | 29 | $27K |
| Elaine M Sunderlin Mooresville, NC | Endocrinology | 23 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Geraldo A Saavedra Whitehall, PA | Endocrinology | 51 | 12 | $26K |
| Sheri A Ammons Baton Rouge, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | 12 | $26K |
| Anita P Raghuwanshi Cape May Court House, NJ | Endocrinology | 37 | 12 | $25K |
| Anjana Myneni Bloomfield Hills, MI | Endocrinology | 46 | 13 | $25K |
| Amit Bhargava Modesto, CA | Endocrinology | 31 | 11 | $25K |
| Amy D Anderson Fall River, MA | Endocrinology | 44 | Under 11 | $24K |
| William F Trigoso San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 53 | 15 | $24K |
| Mara E Schroeder Clifton Springs, NY | Physician Assistant | 55 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Shunzhong S Bao Little Rock, AR | Endocrinology | 30 | 14 | $24K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Cequr Corporati | 10,297 | $6.2M |