Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$65.5M
+89.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,284
$28,687.53 per claim
Patients
328
221 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$65.5M
$199,763.13 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $65.5M for Isturisa in 2024, for 2,284 prescriptions and refills to 328 patients (up 89.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $28,687.53.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Isturisa in 2024: $8.9M for 262 claims, followed by Oregon ($6.5M).
Joanna L Spencer-Segal, endocrinology in Ann Arbor, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Isturisa in 2024: 25 claims costing $2.7M.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna L Spencer-Segal Ann Arbor, MI | Endocrinology | 25 | Under 11 | $2.7M |
| Christine G Yedinak Portland, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $2.6M |
| Chase D Hendrickson |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 130 | 960 | 148 | $17.1M |
| 2023 | 161 | 1,480 | 202 | $34.6M |
| 2024 | 221 | 2,284 | 328 | $65.5M |
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 24 |
| Under 11 |
| $2.5M |
| Jill D Felder Steubenville, OH | Endocrinology | 159 | 30 | $2.3M |
| Elena V Varlamov Portland, OR | Endocrinology | 25 | Under 11 | $2.3M |
| Chienying Liu San Francisco, CA | Endocrinology | 19 | Under 11 | $2.1M |
| Smita N Kargutkar Red Bank, NJ | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $2.0M |
| Gregory K Hong Charlottesville, VA | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $1.7M |
| Oksana Hamidi Dallas, TX | Endocrinology | 24 | Under 11 | $1.3M |
| Michael Weintraub New York, NY | Endocrinology | 20 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Kevin C Yuen Phoenix, AZ | Endocrinology | 81 | 11 | $1.2M |
| Elizabeth H Harris Charlotte, NC | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Madeline Candelario-Cosme Tampa, FL | Endocrinology | 24 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Samantha Zinkofsky Jacksonville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| James W Findling Menomonee Falls, WI | Endocrinology | 31 | Under 11 | $877K |
| Alexander Faje Boston, MA | Endocrinology | 34 | Under 11 | $821K |
| Alexander D Zwart Tucson, AZ | Endocrinology | 28 | Under 11 | $784K |
| Julia Kharlip Philadelphia, PA | Endocrinology | 45 | Under 11 | $776K |
| Wesley P Fairfield Portland, ME | Endocrinology | 23 | Under 11 | $760K |
| Eliza B Geer New York, NY | Endocrinology | 41 | Under 11 | $703K |
| Christie G Turin More Aurora, CO | Endocrinology | 20 | Under 11 | $661K |
| Sharon L Wardlaw New York, NY | Endocrinology | 25 | Under 11 | $636K |
| Jillian R Greer Hobart, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $603K |
| Pooja P Kinkhabwala Merrillville, IN | Endocrinology | 80 | 14 | $599K |
| Elena A Christofides Columbus, OH | Endocrinology | 39 | Under 11 | $567K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Recordati Rare | 2,284 | $65.5M |