Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$356.7M
+8.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
7,075
$50,419.02 per claim
Patients
961
684 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$357.6M
$371,761.17 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $356.7M for Gattex in 2024, for 7,075 prescriptions and refills to 961 patients (up 8.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $50,419.02.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Gattex in 2024: $35.9M for 726 claims, followed by Texas ($26.3M).
Patricia M Byers, general surgery in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Gattex in 2024: 166 claims costing $7.8M.
Gattex is made by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Takeda Pharmace.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia M Byers Miami, FL | General Surgery | 166 | 24 | $7.8M |
| Donald F Kirby Cleveland, OH | Gastroenterology | 109 | 15 | $5.0M |
| Thomas R Ziegler |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 637 | 6,071 | 851 | $297.1M |
| 2023 | 672 | 6,502 | 913 | $330.3M |
| 2024 | 684 | 7,075 | 961 | $356.7M |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
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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.
| Endocrinology |
| 99 |
| 12 |
| $4.6M |
| Linsey H Spence Charlotte, NC | Gastroenterology | 90 | Under 11 | $4.2M |
| Syed-Mohammed R Jafri Detroit, MI | Gastroenterology | 65 | Under 11 | $4.2M |
| Yakir Muszkat Chesterfield Twp, MI | Gastroenterology | 75 | Under 11 | $3.8M |
| Hans H Herfarth Chapel Hill, NC | Gastroenterology | 73 | Under 11 | $3.8M |
| Robert Carroll Chicago, IL | Gastroenterology | 87 | 14 | $3.7M |
| Adeeti J Chiplunker Hilliard, OH | Gastroenterology | 76 | 11 | $3.6M |
| Shirley C Paski Cleveland, OH | Gastroenterology | 76 | 12 | $3.5M |
| David L Burns Burlington, MA | Gastroenterology | 76 | Under 11 | $3.4M |
| Matthew D McCoy Jackson, MS | Physician Assistant | 63 | Under 11 | $2.8M |
| Deborah C Rubin Saint Louis, MO | Gastroenterology | 49 | Under 11 | $2.8M |
| Dawn M Adams Nashville, TN | Gastroenterology | 47 | Under 11 | $2.7M |
| David F Mercer Omaha, NE | General Surgery | 45 | Under 11 | $2.3M |
| Sukanya Subramanian New York, NY | General Surgery | 51 | Under 11 | $2.3M |
| Richard S Mangus Indianapolis, IN | General Surgery | 49 | Under 11 | $2.3M |
| Mario A Alcantara San Antonio, TX | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 42 | Under 11 | $2.2M |
| Daniel J Stein Milwaukee, WI | Gastroenterology | 41 | Under 11 | $2.2M |
| David Binion Pittsburgh, PA | Gastroenterology | 46 | Under 11 | $2.1M |
| Edwin McDonald Chicago, IL | Gastroenterology | 44 | Under 11 | $2.1M |
| Allan P Weston Galena, KS | Gastroenterology | 20 | Under 11 | $1.8M |
| Jaime L Mayoral San Antonio, TX | General Surgery | 26 | Under 11 | $1.8M |
| Lindsey A Russell Jacksonville, FL | Gastroenterology | 35 | Under 11 | $1.8M |
| Andrew P Copland Charlottesville, VA | Gastroenterology | 29 | Under 11 | $1.8M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmace TAK | 7,085 | $357.6M |