Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$514K
+2869.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
399
$1,288.89 per claim
Patients
48
32 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$514K
$10,713.91 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $514K for Leqembi in 2024, for 399 prescriptions and refills to 48 patients (up 2869.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,288.89.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Leqembi in 2024: $106K for 93 claims, followed by South Carolina ($102K).
Jennifer M Lynch, nurse practitioner in Hartsville, SC, had the highest Medicare cost for Leqembi in 2024: 52 claims costing $102K.
Leqembi is made by Eisai Co., Ltd. (4523.T), listed in the Medicare spending data as Eisai Inc..
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer M Lynch Hartsville, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 52 | 11 | $102K |
| Paul E Schulz Houston, TX | Neurology | 40 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Dylan Wint Las Vegas, NV |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 12 | - | $17K |
| 2024 | 32 | 399 | 48 | $514K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
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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 |
| 20 |
| Under 11 |
| $35K |
| Nirav S Patel Los Alamitos, CA | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Justin Lindquist Orlando, FL | Neurology | 16 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Maileen Ulep Las Vegas, NV | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Omid Omidvar Los Alamitos, CA | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $22K |
| David H Hunter Houston, TX | Neurology | 27 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Kiran K Bath Fullerton, CA | Neurology | 21 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Michael Sauter Indiana, PA | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Melissa L Verzura Miami Beach, FL | Psychiatry | 11 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Brett A Parker Nashville, TN | Nephrology | 18 | Under 11 | $18K |
| William Gladney Jr. Baton Rouge, LA | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Ruben Cintron Mc Lean, VA | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Megan L Childers Murfreesboro, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Spending |
|---|
| Eisai Inc. 4523.T | 399 | $514K |