Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$58K
-22.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
119
$490.81 per claim
Patients
15
18 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$58K
$3,893.74 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $58K for Cystagon in 2024, for 119 prescriptions and refills to 15 patients (down 22.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $490.81.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Cystagon in 2024: $18K for 27 claims, followed by Maine ($7,384).
Sara J Erickson, internal medicine in Sanford, ME, had the highest Medicare cost for Cystagon in 2024: 13 claims costing $7,384.
Cystagon is made by Viatris Inc. (VTRS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Mylan.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara J Erickson Sanford, ME | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $7,384 |
| Lisa Venuto Buffalo, NY | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $6,251 |
| William Rhead |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | 114 | 18 | $60K |
| 2023 | 25 | 141 | 20 | $75K |
| 2024 | 18 | 119 | 15 | $58K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Pediatric Medicine |
| 22 |
| Under 11 |
| $4,698 |
| David F Kronn Valhalla, NY | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 11 | Under 11 | $4,578 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mylan VTRS | 119 | $58K |