Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.0M
-51.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,326
$1,624.56 per claim
Patients
1,213
1,286 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$7.0M
$5,789.91 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.0M for Lialda in 2024, for 4,326 prescriptions and refills to 1,213 patients (down 51.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,624.56.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lialda in 2024: $1.2M for 631 claims, followed by New York ($1.1M).
Susie K Lee, nurse practitioner in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Lialda in 2024: 23 claims costing $42K.
Lialda is made by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Shire US Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susie K Lee Los Angeles, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $42K |
| Melissa B Baughcum Athens, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Maggie Y Ham |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,323 | 20,997 | 6,011 | $16.8M |
| 2023 | 3,028 | 17,247 | 5,743 | $14.4M |
| 2024 | 1,286 | 4,326 | 1,213 | $7.0M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 14 |
| Under 11 |
| $27K |
| Andrea Banty West Hollywood, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Shannah R Wayne Wilmington, NC | Physician Assistant | 17 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Phillip J Goldstein Greenville, NC | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Thomas Rosenfield Atlantis, FL | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Mark S Sapienza Englewood, NJ | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Janet Harrison Pittsburgh, PA | Gastroenterology | 22 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Ravinder Dhillon Pennington, NJ | Gastroenterology | 17 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Jennifer L Motto Eau Claire, WI | Physician Assistant | 19 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Barbara K Burkle Waterloo, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Henry J Katz Yonkers, NY | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Brian J Bansidhar Erie, PA | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 17 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Dana J Lukin New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Katherine E Skillman Eden, NC | Physician Assistant | 14 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Saeed Ahmed Wesley Chapel, FL | Gastroenterology | 17 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Daniel J Gassert St Augustine, FL | Gastroenterology | 15 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Michael Tavdy Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Ellen Haig Rockville Centre, NY | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Steven H Itzkowitz New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Daisy D Batista La Crosse, WI | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Ashley Hyatt Thornton, CO | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Theodore N Stein Beverly Hills, CA | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Sharmeel K Wasan Boston, MA | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Shire US Inc. TAK | 4,327 | $7.0M |