Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.9M
-7.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
43K
$157.68 per claim
Patients
9,059
7,657 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.9M
$756.48 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.9M for Cyclosporine Modified in 2024, for 43,471 prescriptions and refills to 9,059 patients (down 7.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $157.68.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Cyclosporine Modified in 2024: $683K for 4,206 claims, followed by New York ($485K).
Deepak Venkat, gastroenterology in Detroit, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Cyclosporine Modified in 2024: 163 claims costing $37K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepak Venkat Detroit, MI | Gastroenterology | 163 | 46 | $37K |
| Adam D Devore Durham, NC | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 132 | 24 | $26K |
| Jennifer E Winter |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,615 | 43,307 | 8,916 | $7.9M |
| 2023 | 7,523 | 41,827 | 8,798 | $7.4M |
| 2024 | 7,657 | 43,471 | 9,059 | $6.9M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 14 |
| Under 11 |
| $21K |
| Richard S Spong Minneapolis, MN | Nephrology | 109 | 17 | $18K |
| Michaela L Elliott Rochester, MN | Physician Assistant | 80 | 24 | $17K |
| Meghan O'Meara Aurora, CO | Nurse Practitioner | 46 | 20 | $17K |
| Heather J Buchholz Duluth, MN | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Stephen D Anesi Waltham, MA | Ophthalmology | 177 | 41 | $16K |
| John R Lake Minneapolis, MN | Gastroenterology | 94 | 14 | $15K |
| Michelle Kittleson Beverly Hills, CA | Cardiology | 71 | 16 | $15K |
| Ira R Willner Charleston, SC | Gastroenterology | 54 | 15 | $14K |
| Alex S Befeler Saint Louis, MO | Gastroenterology | 84 | 11 | $14K |
| Kumaraswamy Sivakumar Phoenix, AZ | Neurology | 93 | 20 | $14K |
| Jessica Siudowski Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 72 | 20 | $14K |
| Sergei Grando Irvine, CA | Dermatology | 78 | 20 | $14K |
| John H Holden Indianapolis, IN | Gastroenterology | 47 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Syed-Mohammed R Jafri Detroit, MI | Gastroenterology | 48 | 22 | $13K |
| Eric R Kallwitz Chicago, IL | Gastroenterology | 72 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Meagan S Reynolds Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 107 | 15 | $13K |
| Alain L Heroux Maywood, IL | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 54 | 13 | $13K |
| Nora Elazzazy Pittsburgh, PA | Physician Assistant | 73 | 13 | $13K |
| Timothy M McCashland Omaha, NE | Gastroenterology | 53 | 18 | $13K |
| Robert J Fontana Ann Arbor, MI | Gastroenterology | 59 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Frederick K Askari Ann Arbor, MI | Gastroenterology | 69 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Dina M Gibson Sun City, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 102 | 13 | $11K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 27,197 | $4.2M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 11,598 | $2.0M |
| Mayne Pharma In | 2,265 | $330K |
| Apotex Corp | 2,432 | $320K |