Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$686.8M
+8.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
171K
$4,021.06 per claim
Patients
23K
14,883 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$687.1M
$30,093.22 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $686.8M for Dupixent Syringe in 2024, for 170,805 prescriptions and refills to 22,823 patients (up 8.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4,021.06.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Dupixent Syringe in 2024: $68.6M for 17,692 claims, followed by New York ($67.1M).
Huachen Wei, dermatology in Elmhurst, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Dupixent Syringe in 2024: 386 claims costing $1.5M.
Dupixent Syringe is made by Sanofi (SNY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sanofi-Aventis.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huachen Wei Elmhurst, NY | Dermatology | 386 | 69 | $1.5M |
| Ashok Mittal St Petersburg, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 314 | 41 | $1.2M |
| Gurmit S Gill Garden City, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12,243 | 149,040 | 19,436 | $555.4M |
| 2023 | 13,447 | 160,204 | 20,834 | $632.9M |
| 2024 | 14,883 | 170,805 | 22,823 | $686.8M |
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.
| Pulmonary Disease |
| 270 |
| 37 |
| $1.0M |
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 265 | 46 | $974K |
| Craig A Wiggins Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 221 | 36 | $934K |
| Jose R Gonzalez Chavez Santurce, PR | Dermatology | 211 | 32 | $806K |
| Sandip R Desai Sugar Land, TX | Pulmonary Disease | 197 | 34 | $797K |
| Javier A Mendez Ruiz Mayaguez, PR | Allergy/ Immunology | 192 | 31 | $732K |
| Peter J Parker Glendale, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 196 | 34 | $720K |
| Scott Sanders New City, NY | Dermatology | 120 | 19 | $713K |
| Roger R Wang San Francisco, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 188 | 30 | $710K |
| Jenny E Murase Mountain View, CA | Dermatology | 178 | 33 | $699K |
| Bradley E Chipps Sacramento, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 182 | 19 | $678K |
| David H Tottori Las Vegas, NV | Allergy/ Immunology | 159 | 22 | $650K |
| Michael J Payette Cromwell, CT | Dermatology | 146 | 14 | $614K |
| Cristina J Ramos San Juan, PR | Allergy/ Immunology | 148 | 14 | $611K |
| Pulin P Patel Mount Clemens, MI | Allergy/ Immunology | 148 | 22 | $595K |
| Victor Czerkasij Dalton, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 153 | 17 | $593K |
| Eric J Kozlow Asheboro, NC | Allergy/ Immunology | 126 | 13 | $560K |
| Matthew P Mardiney Sr. Bel Air, MD | Allergy/ Immunology | 106 | 18 | $554K |
| Chirag Patel Brick, NJ | Allergy/ Immunology | 142 | 19 | $552K |
| Henry Yu Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 147 | 22 | $551K |
| Kathleen Dass Oak Park, MI | Allergy/ Immunology | 138 | 20 | $542K |
| Justin R Sigmon Asheville, NC | Dermatology | 138 | 18 | $539K |
| Matthew A Lewis Stanford, CA | Dermatology | 142 | 17 | $526K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-Aventis SNY | 170,870 | $687.1M |