Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.5M
+14.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
6,688
$2,763.62 per claim
Patients
796
748 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$18.5M
$23,219.99 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.5M for Delstrigo in 2024, for 6,688 prescriptions and refills to 796 patients (up 14.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,763.62.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Delstrigo in 2024: $2.1M for 764 claims, followed by California ($2.0M).
Celestino Flores, general practice in Bayamon, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Delstrigo in 2024: 157 claims costing $416K.
Delstrigo is made by Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Merck Sharp & D.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestino Flores Bayamon, PR | General Practice | 157 | 17 | $416K |
| Adrian Perez Medina Hatillo, PR | General Practice | 141 | 26 | $385K |
| Franco A Felizarta |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 529 | 4,531 | 577 | $12.0M |
| 2023 | 638 | 5,768 | 721 | $16.1M |
| 2024 | 748 | 6,688 | 796 | $18.5M |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 72 |
| Under 11 |
| $232K |
| Nilda Nieves-Serrano Arcibo, PR | General Practice | 81 | 14 | $219K |
| Mary L Eschete Houma, LA | Internal Medicine | 72 | Under 11 | $209K |
| Fernando Alemany Opelousas, LA | Internal Medicine | 60 | Under 11 | $165K |
| Daniel A Warner Ormond Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 54 | Under 11 | $143K |
| Deborah L Holmes North Miami Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 54 | Under 11 | $142K |
| Lisa A Haglund Cincinnati, OH | Infectious Disease | 56 | Under 11 | $138K |
| David P Wright Austin, TX | Family Practice | 51 | Under 11 | $129K |
| Margarita Medina San Juan, PR | Internal Medicine | 47 | Under 11 | $126K |
| Sneha E Jacob New Brunswick, NJ | Internal Medicine | 46 | Under 11 | $119K |
| Waref Azmeh Baton Rouge, LA | Infectious Disease | 45 | Under 11 | $116K |
| Raj Patel Irvington, NJ | Infectious Disease | 41 | Under 11 | $110K |
| Joseph C Gathe Jr. Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 42 | Under 11 | $110K |
| Lisa L Dewees York, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 43 | Under 11 | $109K |
| 1093735284 | Infectious Disease | 39 | 11 | $105K |
| Debra L Gase Saint Louis, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 40 | Under 11 | $104K |
| Salvador Lopez-Rojas Arecibo, PR | General Practice | 38 | 11 | $102K |
| Leslie E Diaz North Palm Beach, FL | Infectious Disease | 36 | Under 11 | $98K |
| Marcia J Peaslee Hyannis, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | Under 11 | $93K |
| Jason H Barker Iowa City, IA | Infectious Disease | 35 | Under 11 | $90K |
| Renette Gabriel Labelle, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | Under 11 | $89K |
| Wilfred J Ellis Celina, OH | Infectious Disease | 31 | Under 11 | $88K |
| Vilmary Sierra Carolina, PR | General Practice | 33 | Under 11 | $88K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & D MRK | 6,688 | $18.5M |