Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.9M
+11.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
575
$3,244.05 per claim
Patients
228
222 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.9M
$8,181.27 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.9M for Matulane in 2024, for 575 prescriptions and refills to 228 patients (up 11.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,244.05.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Matulane in 2024: $236K for 98 claims, followed by Texas ($155K).
Joe S Mendez, neurosurgery in Salt Lake City, UT, had the highest Medicare cost for Matulane in 2024: 19 claims costing $23K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe S Mendez Salt Lake City, UT | Neurosurgery | 19 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Anastasia Schimensky Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 216 | 511 | 222 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | 210 | 508 | 213 | $1.7M |
| 2024 | 222 | 575 | 228 | $1.9M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Leadiant Biosci | 575 | $1.9M |