Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$22.0M
-12.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
48K
$458.46 per claim
Patients
10K
10,197 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$22.0M
$2,179.88 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $22.0M for Mesalamine Dr in 2024, for 47,951 prescriptions and refills to 10,090 patients (down 12.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $458.46.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Mesalamine Dr in 2024: $2.4M for 5,029 claims, followed by New York ($2.2M).
William A Rowe, gastroenterology in Hershey, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Mesalamine Dr in 2024: 45 claims costing $50K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William A Rowe Hershey, PA | Gastroenterology | 45 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Bruno R Mazza Elmira, NY | Gastroenterology | 35 | Under 11 | $43K |
| Segun E Abogunde |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,382 | 51,791 | 10,498 | $27.5M |
| 2023 | 9,942 | 47,653 | 9,929 | $25.2M |
| 2024 | 10,197 | 47,951 | 10,090 | $22.0M |
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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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 66 |
| 16 |
| $34K |
| Amrit P Narula Pottsville, PA | Gastroenterology | 59 | 15 | $32K |
| Paul E Brown Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 39 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Ahmed E Kandiel Eagan, MN | Gastroenterology | 18 | Under 11 | $26K |
| David S Garson Williamsville, NY | Gastroenterology | 27 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Theodore V Wells Jr. Amherst, NY | Gastroenterology | 28 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Yolandra L Johnson Kenilworth, IL | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Sarah Mohammadi Rochester, NY | Physician Assistant | 26 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Kelly D Richardson Harrisonburg, VA | Physician Assistant | 45 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Karen J Daniel Southfield, MI | Physician Assistant | 31 | 11 | $23K |
| William L Peterson Springfield, IL | Gastroenterology | 21 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Alice L Hulebak Petersburg, AK | Family Practice | 19 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Kari J Ernst Dubuque, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Stephen B Hanauer Chicago, IL | Gastroenterology | 15 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Kristen M Zon Pittsburgh, PA | Physician Assistant | 31 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Michael F Foley Phoenix, AZ | Gastroenterology | 21 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Laken J Kuntz Monroeville, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Alan W Chang Doylestown, PA | Gastroenterology | 17 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Nabil Fahmy Canton, OH | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Peter R Kvapil Shenandoah, TX | Gastroenterology | 18 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Suzette Rivera Macmurray San Juan, PR | Gastroenterology | 25 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Patrick R Pfau Madison, WI | Gastroenterology | 19 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Jessica A Douglass Kalamazoo, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $16K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data