Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$34.1M
+20.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,421
$9,979.19 per claim
Patients
695
718 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$34.2M
$49,112.78 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $34.1M for Cosentyx Syringe in 2024, for 3,421 prescriptions and refills to 695 patients (up 20.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9,979.19.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Cosentyx Syringe in 2024: $3.3M for 322 claims, followed by Florida ($3.1M).
Francesca I Okoye, rheumatology in Hagerstown, MD, had the highest Medicare cost for Cosentyx Syringe in 2024: 16 claims costing $254K.
Cosentyx Syringe is made by Novartis AG (NVS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novartis.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesca I Okoye Hagerstown, MD | Rheumatology | 16 | Under 11 | $254K |
| Jill Gibson Longmont, CO | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $223K |
| Harry S Klein |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 627 | 3,088 | 627 | $28.4M |
| 2023 | 616 | 3,023 | 588 | $28.2M |
| 2024 | 718 | 3,421 | 695 | $34.1M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $206K |
| Sathish Kumar Itikyala West Plains, MO | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $203K |
| Chad H Weaver Albert Lea, MN | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $199K |
| Rachel M Wolfe Winston Salem, NC | Rheumatology | 18 | Under 11 | $176K |
| Kathryn L Sklenar Madison, WI | Physician Assistant | 17 | Under 11 | $172K |
| Govinda Aryal Greensboro, NC | Rheumatology | 23 | Under 11 | $169K |
| Brandi L Haas Lavale, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $168K |
| Antonio R Morales-Lopez Caguas, PR | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $165K |
| Mark A Hulsey Edmond, OK | Rheumatology | 14 | Under 11 | $163K |
| Sandra L Collier Lakeland, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $160K |
| Krystal R Foster Columbia, MO | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $158K |
| Pratap R Tummala Sherman, TX | Rheumatology | 21 | Under 11 | $158K |
| Lilia M Correa Tampa, FL | Dermatology | 11 | Under 11 | $153K |
| Trinh T Tran Westfield, IN | Rheumatology | 20 | Under 11 | $147K |
| Shawn L Slack Everett, WA | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $146K |
| Noemi C Varela-Rosario Aguada, PR | Internal Medicine | 19 | Under 11 | $142K |
| Thomas J Worster Bloomington, IN | Rheumatology | 14 | Under 11 | $137K |
| Maria C Soto-Aguilar Hudson, FL | Rheumatology | 16 | Under 11 | $137K |
| Adrian Vazquez Asheville, NC | Rheumatology | 15 | Under 11 | $135K |
| Carol McLennan Bridgeport, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $134K |
| Pinky S Vaidya Little River, SC | Rheumatology | 14 | Under 11 | $132K |
| Ronald J Rapoport Fall River, MA | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $127K |
| Uzma A Syeda Grapevine, TX | Rheumatology | 13 | Under 11 | $124K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis NVS | 3,424 | $34.2M |