Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$42.1M
+12.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,437
$29,273.87 per claim
Patients
142
114 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$42.1M
$296,243.32 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $42.1M for Cerdelga in 2024, for 1,437 prescriptions and refills to 142 patients (up 12.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $29,273.87.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Cerdelga in 2024: $6.8M for 240 claims, followed by Connecticut ($5.4M).
Pramod K Mistry, gastroenterology in New Haven, CT, had the highest Medicare cost for Cerdelga in 2024: 166 claims costing $4.8M.
Cerdelga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramod K Mistry New Haven, CT | Gastroenterology | 166 | 17 | $4.8M |
| Matthew Taylor Aurora, CO | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 48 | Under 11 | $1.5M |
| Mary Grace Brandon |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 100 | 1,232 | 117 | $36.7M |
| 2023 | 102 | 1,242 | 119 | $37.6M |
| 2024 | 114 | 1,437 | 142 | $42.1M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 30 |
| Under 11 |
| $1.5M |
| Jaime E Vengoechea Barrios Atlanta, GA | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 48 | Under 11 | $1.5M |
| Kaila Niehaus Cincinnati, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | Under 11 | $1.5M |
| Chanan Stauffer New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Divya Vats Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 45 | Under 11 | $959K |
| Gina M Lewis Milwaukee, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | Under 11 | $890K |
| Barry E Rosenbloom Beverly Hills, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $813K |
| Richard H Steingart Springfield, MA | Hematology | 25 | Under 11 | $790K |
| Chelsea Lauderdale Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $774K |
| Deborah S Barbouth Miami, FL | Pediatric Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $764K |
| Priya Kishnani Durham, NC | Pediatric Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $760K |
| Debra-Lynn E Day-Salvatore New Brunswick, NJ | Pediatric Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $725K |
| Ozlem Goker-Alpan Fairfax, VA | Pediatric Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $723K |
| Staci M Kallish Philadelphia, PA | Pediatric Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $709K |
| Chakra P Chaulagain Weston, FL | Hematology | 22 | Under 11 | $702K |
| Sarah J Feddersen Iowa City, IA | Physician Assistant | 20 | Under 11 | $602K |
| Robert D Bona Farmington, CT | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $544K |
| Richard J Reimer Stanford, CA | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $540K |
| Margot V Marrero-Stein Valhalla, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $529K |
| David J Kuter Boston, MA | Hematology-Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $493K |
| Steven Weiss Coral Springs, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $484K |
| Madelena M Martin Sacramento, CA | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 14 | Under 11 | $438K |
| Stephanie Dearmey Durham, NC | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $422K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Genzyme SNY | 1,437 | $42.1M |