Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$21.8M
+201.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
952
$22,935.99 per claim
Patients
215
241 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$21.8M
$101,558.42 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $21.8M for Lytgobi in 2024, for 952 prescriptions and refills to 215 patients (up 201.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $22,935.99.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Lytgobi in 2024: $2.3M for 105 claims, followed by Florida ($2.1M).
Sunyoung Lee, medical oncology in Houston, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Lytgobi in 2024: 16 claims costing $362K.
Lytgobi is made by Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. (4578.T), listed in the Medicare spending data as Taiho Oncology.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunyoung Lee Houston, TX | Medical Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $362K |
| Shailendra Lakhanpal Birmingham, AL | Medical Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $333K |
| Bryan J Trottier Jr. |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 103 | 303 | 94 | $7.2M |
| 2024 | 241 | 952 | 215 | $21.8M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
|---|
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
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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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $321K |
| Mina M Makary Scranton, PA | Hospitalist | 13 | Under 11 | $302K |
| Sana Javaid New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $298K |
| Anna A Niewiarowska Bethlehem, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $297K |
| Bertrand M Anz III Chattanooga, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $295K |
| Edna I Flores La Jolla, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $294K |
| Sudarshan R Doddabele Knoxville, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $293K |
| Thomas B Repine Oak Ridge, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $288K |
| Anna T Levy New Hyde Park, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $284K |
| Sumithra Vattigunta Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $283K |
| Fady M Tawadros Richlands, VA | Medical Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $273K |
| Anush Patel Cooperstown, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $268K |
| Maria J Valente Jacksonville, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $251K |
| Ojas H Vyas Temple, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $218K |
| Spending |
|---|
| Taiho Oncology 4578.T | 952 | $21.8M |