Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$83.5M
+0.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
10K
$8,162.88 per claim
Patients
1,641
1,687 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$83.5M
$50,870.74 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $83.5M for Cosentyx (2 Syringes) in 2024, for 10,232 prescriptions and refills to 1,641 patients (up 0.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8,162.88.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Cosentyx (2 Syringes) in 2024: $9.2M for 1,305 claims, followed by Florida ($6.6M).
Cynthia M Villanueva Ramos, family practice in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Cosentyx (2 Syringes) in 2024: 38 claims costing $375K.
Cosentyx (2 Syringes) is made by Novartis AG (NVS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novartis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia M Villanueva Ramos San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 38 | Under 11 | $375K |
| Marcel Perl Orangeburg, NY | Dermatology | 40 | Under 11 | $365K |
| Melody Nelsen |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,702 | 10,116 | 1,706 | $76.5M |
| 2023 | 1,725 | 10,416 | 1,676 | $83.0M |
| 2024 | 1,687 | 10,232 | 1,641 | $83.5M |
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.
| Rheumatology |
| 38 |
| Under 11 |
| $257K |
| Kurtis B Reed Twin Falls, ID | Dermatology | 31 | Under 11 | $241K |
| James W Ehlich Jr. Indianapolis, IN | Rheumatology | 31 | Under 11 | $234K |
| Brittany Leininger Lima, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $223K |
| Victoria Katz Brooklyn, NY | Rheumatology | 16 | Under 11 | $222K |
| Corrie A Schell Lowville, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $220K |
| Robert P Finkelstein Sarasota, FL | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $213K |
| James R Bellor Jr. Columbia, MD | Rheumatology | 20 | Under 11 | $199K |
| Ewa M Rooney Atlanta, GA | Physician Assistant | 24 | Under 11 | $197K |
| Donna Y Jennings Eden, NC | Physician Assistant | 26 | Under 11 | $191K |
| Raul Tallo Lakeland, FL | Rheumatology | 23 | Under 11 | $188K |
| Thein Swe Modesto, CA | Rheumatology | 19 | Under 11 | $188K |
| Richard A Laws Columbia, SC | Dermatology | 25 | Under 11 | $185K |
| Anthony M Krajcer Seattle, WA | Rheumatology | 26 | Under 11 | $185K |
| Adria I Madera Acosta Eau Claire, WI | Rheumatology | 24 | Under 11 | $179K |
| Nathan P Misel Belpre, OH | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $178K |
| Savannah Crist Munier Palm Coast, FL | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $174K |
| Dijana T Christianson Mooresville, NC | Rheumatology | 22 | Under 11 | $164K |
| Taylor S Corum Lillington, NC | Physician Assistant | 19 | Under 11 | $163K |
| Meghan M Dickman Stanford, CA | Dermatology | 14 | Under 11 | $162K |
| Dane H Dougherty Springfield, OR | Rheumatology | 21 | Under 11 | $160K |
| Dimple R Desai Zephyrhills, FL | Physician Assistant | 20 | Under 11 | $159K |
| Nicole Colucci West Orange, NJ | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $157K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis NVS | 10,233 | $83.5M |