Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$341.5M
+49.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
10K
$33,916.32 per claim
Patients
1,697
886 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$341.8M
$201,039.25 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $341.5M for Korlym in 2024, for 10,070 prescriptions and refills to 1,697 patients (up 49.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $33,916.32.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Korlym in 2024: $52.5M for 1,503 claims, followed by California ($35.0M).
Firas Akhrass, endocrinology in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Korlym in 2024: 131 claims costing $5.6M.
Korlym is made by Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (CORT), listed in the Medicare spending data as Corcept Therape.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firas Akhrass San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 131 | 34 | $5.6M |
| Benito Lopez Edinburg, TX | Physician Assistant | 162 | 30 | $5.3M |
| Eduardo D Luna Edinburg, TX |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 535 | 6,080 | 846 | $187.3M |
| 2023 | 632 | 6,950 | 1,057 | $228.7M |
| 2024 | 886 | 10,070 | 1,697 | $341.5M |
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 |
| 120 |
| 24 |
| $4.7M |
| Owais Ahmad El Centro, CA | Family Practice | 112 | 19 | $4.4M |
| Christopher P Lucci Rockport, TX | General Practice | 80 | Under 11 | $3.8M |
| Joseph W Mathews Summerville, SC | Internal Medicine | 73 | 12 | $3.6M |
| Delali O Blavo Southaven, MS | Endocrinology | 108 | 15 | $3.6M |
| Ronald S Watts Stockbridge, GA | Endocrinology | 83 | 14 | $3.4M |
| Amy M Burmesch Menomonee Falls, WI | Physician Assistant | 80 | Under 11 | $3.0M |
| Harold J Miller Hammond, LA | Endocrinology | 69 | 11 | $2.9M |
| Kevin M Pantalone Cleveland, OH | Endocrinology | 36 | Under 11 | $2.6M |
| Amy Donnelly Swanton, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 72 | Under 11 | $2.5M |
| Geoffrey N Hicks Twin Falls, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 62 | Under 11 | $2.4M |
| David R Brown Rockville, MD | Internal Medicine | 59 | Under 11 | $2.3M |
| Wael E Eid Covington, KY | Endocrinology | 73 | Under 11 | $2.2M |
| Abraham A Vandiver Escondido, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 78 | 11 | $2.0M |
| Michael Valitutto Kalamazoo, MI | Internal Medicine | 58 | Under 11 | $2.0M |
| Mubashir Mahmood Knoxville, TN | Endocrinology | 39 | Under 11 | $2.0M |
| Michael A Mitchell Henrietta, TX | Family Practice | 59 | 12 | $2.0M |
| Benjamin D Prohaska Reno, NV | Physician Assistant | 62 | Under 11 | $1.9M |
| Usah Lilavivat Sumter, SC | Endocrinology | 53 | Under 11 | $1.9M |
| Ashkan M Zand Pasadena, TX | Endocrinology | 54 | Under 11 | $1.9M |
| Chioma N Iweha Peoria, AZ | Internal Medicine | 46 | Under 11 | $1.9M |
| Tamer Yacoub Fall River, MA | Endocrinology | 44 | Under 11 | $1.8M |
| Megan D Wood St. Louis, MO | Endocrinology | 44 | Under 11 | $1.8M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Corcept Therape CORT | 10,079 | $341.8M |