Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.1M
Prescriptions
130K
$23.62 per claim
Patients
81K
52,948 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.1M
$37.88 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.1M for Klayesta in 2024, for 129,653 prescriptions and refills to 80,844 patients. The average cost per claim was $23.62.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Klayesta in 2024: $324K for 14,811 claims, followed by New York ($320K).
Leon E Butler Jr., internal medicine in Louisville, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Klayesta in 2024: 192 claims costing $11K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 192 | 102 | $11K |
| Davanand C Doodnauth Lexington, KY | Internal Medicine | 165 | 51 | $8,141 |
| Robert J Pearlstein |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52,948 | 129,653 | 80,844 | $3.1M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pharma LLC | 129,701 |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 137 |
| 65 |
| $7,603 |
| Robert Gries Honolulu, HI | Geriatric Medicine | 262 | 134 | $7,575 |
| Muhammad Babar Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 133 | 44 | $6,846 |
| Alison M Mitch Leesport, PA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 83 | 44 | $5,751 |
| Robert M Brackbill Jr. Reading, PA | Internal Medicine | 78 | 30 | $5,333 |
| Cassandra Williams Amherst, NY | Internal Medicine | 93 | 45 | $5,104 |
| Ramilo I Gatapia Kansas City, MO | Internal Medicine | 75 | 33 | $4,813 |
| Elizabeth Brackbill Leesport, PA | General Practice | 66 | 27 | $4,611 |
| Akindele Majekodunmi North Andover, MA | Internal Medicine | 68 | 49 | $4,103 |
| Naresh K Dasari Cranston, RI | Internal Medicine | 63 | 26 | $3,970 |
| Kathy D Short Lexington, KY | Family Practice | 69 | 16 | $3,967 |
| Mazen I Madhoun Salem, VA | Family Practice | 99 | 62 | $3,767 |
| Lisa M Stolarczyk Albuquerque, NM | Family Practice | 73 | 46 | $3,710 |
| Thomas C Jackson Jr. Harrodsburg, KY | Family Practice | 70 | 28 | $3,703 |
| Margaret M Hallahan Huntingdon, PA | Internal Medicine | 115 | 47 | $3,662 |
| John A Gelzhiser Warwick, RI | Internal Medicine | 55 | 26 | $3,602 |
| Purvi Patel York, PA | Geriatric Medicine | 59 | 28 | $3,406 |
| Harold A Ferguson Jr. Eaton, OH | Family Practice | 98 | 49 | $3,394 |
| Joseph M Moore Tulsa, OK | Internal Medicine | 48 | 35 | $3,384 |
| Jack H Brown Jr. Sand Springs, OK | Family Practice | 49 | 27 | $3,298 |
| Johnathan K Leck Atchison, KS | Family Practice | 43 | Under 11 | $3,133 |
| Thomas J Martin Nashville, IN | Family Practice | 44 | 17 | $2,952 |
| Jeffrey B Hiltz Muncie, IN | Family Practice | 50 | 20 | $2,858 |
| $3.1M |