Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.1M
+3.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
242
$8,639.81 per claim
Patients
24
29 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.1M
$87,118.12 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.1M for Cystaran in 2024, for 242 prescriptions and refills to 24 patients (up 3.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8,639.81.
Indiana had the highest Medicare cost for Cystaran in 2024: $307K for 35 claims, followed by New York ($253K).
Laurence Greenbaum, pediatric medicine in Atlanta, GA, had the highest Medicare cost for Cystaran in 2024: 23 claims costing $197K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Greenbaum Atlanta, GA | Pediatric Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $197K |
| David A Faris Bridgeport, WV | Ophthalmology | 15 | Under 11 | $132K |
| Anthony E Poindexter |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29 | 132 | 29 | $956K |
| 2023 | 27 | 233 | 25 | $2.0M |
| 2024 | 29 | 242 | 24 | $2.1M |
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.
| Nephrology |
| 14 |
| Under 11 |
| $123K |
| Ewa Elenberg Houston, TX | Pediatric Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $123K |
| Corina Nailescu Indianapolis, IN | Nephrology | 14 | Under 11 | $123K |
| Christie P Thomas Iowa City, IA | Nephrology | 15 | Under 11 | $115K |
| Jess G Thoene Ann Arbor, MI | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 13 | Under 11 | $115K |
| Mark W Joseph Portland, OR | Pediatric Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $110K |
| Brent W Miller Indianapolis, IN | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $106K |
| David L Weinberger Croton on Hudson, NY | Optometry | 12 | Under 11 | $106K |
| Joseph P Sheehan Bozeman, MT | Ophthalmology | 11 | Under 11 | $97K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Leadiant Biosci | 242 | $2.1M |