Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.02B
+17.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.9M
$1,031.18 per claim
Patients
795K
216,604 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.02B
$5,055.16 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.02B for Entresto in 2024, for 3,897,762 prescriptions and refills to 795,090 patients (up 17.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,031.18.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Entresto in 2024: $359.1M for 330,367 claims, followed by California ($355.1M).
Haroutioun D Mesrobian, cardiology in Glendale, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Entresto in 2024: 2,531 claims costing $1.8M.
Entresto is made by Novartis AG (NVS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novartis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haroutioun D Mesrobian Glendale, CA | Cardiology | 2,531 | 301 | $1.8M |
| David H Lau New York, NY | Cardiology | 1,960 | 294 | $1.6M |
| Glenn H Herrington |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 158,510 | 2,527,114 | 520,741 | $2.49B |
| 2023 | 190,753 | 3,198,752 | 663,207 | $3.43B |
| 2024 | 216,604 | 3,897,762 | 795,090 | $4.02B |
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.
| Pharmacist |
| 836 |
| 277 |
| $1.4M |
| Mohamed H Khan Redding, CA | Interventional Cardiology | 927 | 282 | $1.4M |
| John T Funai Lihue, HI | Cardiology | 844 | 257 | $1.3M |
| Sohaib Tariq Imperial, CA | Cardiology | 1,614 | 437 | $1.3M |
| Chetan Bhardwaj Peoria, IL | Cardiology | 1,058 | 243 | $1.2M |
| Robert D Miles Jr. Thomasville, GA | Cardiology | 1,444 | 283 | $1.2M |
| Kenneth M Burnham Mobile, AL | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 1,133 | 264 | $1.2M |
| Kashyap B Choksi Thomasville, GA | Cardiology | 1,542 | 318 | $1.2M |
| Warren K Stribling Nashville, TN | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 1,006 | 257 | $1.1M |
| Dalton S McLean Greensboro, NC | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 1,110 | 238 | $1.1M |
| Robert A Gordon Evanston, IL | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 824 | 219 | $1.1M |
| Ugochukwu O Egolum Gainesville, GA | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 912 | 246 | $1.1M |
| Andrew Darlington Fayetteville, GA | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 1,014 | 227 | $1.1M |
| Rajeev R Fernando Sioux Falls, SD | Cardiology | 913 | 220 | $1.1M |
| Dannis E Hood Ringgold, GA | Interventional Cardiology | 1,151 | 280 | $1.1M |
| Humberto C Machado Jr. Coral Gables, FL | Cardiology | 1,152 | 339 | $1.1M |
| Giancarlo Acosta Gainesville, GA | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 933 | 251 | $1.0M |
| Ataul M Qureshi Canton, OH | Cardiology | 927 | 219 | $1.0M |
| Tonya D Baker Kingsport, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 1,161 | 256 | $1.0M |
| Ali M Nasur El Paso, TX | Cardiology | 697 | 243 | $1.0M |
| Catherine N Marti Athens, GA | Cardiology | 774 | 181 | $1.0M |
| Samir A Hadeed Johnstown, PA | Cardiology | 1,016 | 211 | $994K |
| Munir S Janmohamed Sacramento, CA | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 808 | 200 | $989K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis NVS | 3,898,804 | $4.02B |