Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$11.0M
+25.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
922
$11,965.46 per claim
Patients
100
104 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$11.0M
$110,321.58 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $11.0M for Gammagard S-D in 2024, for 922 prescriptions and refills to 100 patients (up 25.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $11,965.46.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Gammagard S-D in 2024: $1.9M for 146 claims, followed by Ohio ($981K).
null, neurology, had the highest Medicare cost for Gammagard S-D in 2024: 30 claims costing $959K.
Gammagard S-D is made by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Baxalta US Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1245320506 | Neurology | 30 | Under 11 | $959K |
| Mark Gudesblatt Islip, NY | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $602K |
| Jonathan K Smith West Chester, OH |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 74 | 711 | 79 | $8.2M |
| 2023 | 84 | 762 | 84 | $8.8M |
| 2024 | 104 | 922 | 100 | $11.0M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Neurology |
| 22 |
| Under 11 |
| $530K |
| Janet E Lewis Charlottesville, VA | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $499K |
| Reynard C Odenheimer Lake Charles, LA | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $471K |
| Grace A Devine Akron, OH | Physician Assistant | 14 | Under 11 | $419K |
| Philip J Kurle Osage Beach, MO | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $352K |
| Sergei Grando Irvine, CA | Dermatology | 23 | Under 11 | $333K |
| Rebecca E Whiddon Baton Rouge, LA | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $244K |
| Dale J Lange New York, NY | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $243K |
| Jonathan L Bayuk Northampton, MA | Allergy/ Immunology | 23 | Under 11 | $231K |
| Anneke S Maendel Walden, NY | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $212K |
| 1811145527 | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $200K |
| Iram F Zaman Detroit, MI | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $167K |
| Erik Burton Shreveport, LA | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $153K |
| David S Younger New York, NY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $149K |
| Rama R Yerramsetti Houston, TX | Allergy/ Immunology | 15 | Under 11 | $132K |
| Harjyot S Sohal Osage Beach, MO | Pulmonary Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $132K |
| Myron E Bednar Flemington, NJ | Hematology | 14 | Under 11 | $122K |
| Mohan P Reddy Merced, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 13 | Under 11 | $117K |
| Arnold K Yee Honolulu, HI | Medical Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $114K |
| Sweta S Shah Metairie, LA | Allergy/ Immunology | 12 | Under 11 | $110K |
| Alan E Gorenberg Orange, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 12 | Under 11 | $106K |
| Tiffany B Dy Saint Louis, MO | Allergy/ Immunology | 11 | Under 11 | $103K |
| Jennifer A Hussli Janesville, WI | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $101K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Baxalta US Inc. TAK | 922 | $11.0M |