Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.4M
+39.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,964
$733.19 per claim
Patients
1,024
1,000 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.4M
$1,406.24 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.4M for Mesalamine in 2024, for 1,964 prescriptions and refills to 1,024 patients (up 39.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $733.19.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Mesalamine in 2024: $536K for 140 claims, followed by Maryland ($141K).
Taylor J Huinker, nurse practitioner in Mason City, IA, had the highest Medicare cost for Mesalamine in 2024: 23 claims costing $12K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor J Huinker Mason City, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Michael Y Li Flushing, NY | Anesthesiology | 13 | Under 11 | $8,031 |
| Jeffrey E Puccio |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,126 | 2,356 | 1,159 | $1.2M |
| 2023 | 1,076 | 2,181 | 1,085 | $1.0M |
| 2024 | 1,000 | 1,964 | 1,024 | $1.4M |
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $7,379 |
| David H Goetz Burnt Hills, NY | Gastroenterology | 22 | Under 11 | $7,246 |
| Elliot Ellis West Palm Beach, FL | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $6,722 |
| Ashish Verma Sturgis, MI | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $5,756 |
| Annamalai Veerappan Fremont, CA | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $5,673 |
| Nikhil Gupta Victorville, CA | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $5,392 |
| Frederick Weber Birmingham, AL | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $4,215 |
| Joseph N Dytoc Rochester, NY | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $3,830 |
| Bassam Hajjar Clifton, NJ | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $3,385 |
| Kesiena J Akpoigbe Yankton, SD | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $3,385 |
| Timothy J Edwards Cape Girardeau, MO | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $3,196 |
| Tara K Hunke Omaha, NE | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $2,819 |
| Jamie Mosbrucker Casper, WY | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $2,241 |
| Emma C Ellman-Groves Newark, DE | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $845 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Padagis | 1,964 | $1.4M |