Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$414.6M
+1.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
319K
$1,301.01 per claim
Patients
73K
35,186 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$414.8M
$5,700.19 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $414.6M for Multaq in 2024, for 318,700 prescriptions and refills to 72,741 patients (up 1.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,301.01.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Multaq in 2024: $46.4M for 36,632 claims, followed by California ($45.2M).
George Juang, clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Flushing, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Multaq in 2024: 1,478 claims costing $1.5M.
Multaq is made by Sanofi (SNY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sanofi-Aventis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Juang Flushing, NY | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 1,478 | 323 | $1.5M |
| John M Wharton Charleston, SC | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 520 | 148 | $693K |
| Helbert Acosta |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34,751 | 312,507 | 70,816 | $386.6M |
| 2023 | 35,051 | 310,777 | 71,862 | $409.2M |
| 2024 | 35,186 | 318,700 | 72,741 | $414.6M |
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.
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology |
| 548 |
| 129 |
| $629K |
| Tao Duong Westminster, CA | Cardiology | 397 | 86 | $620K |
| Jay E Tiongson Mission Viejo, CA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 481 | 121 | $607K |
| Congrong Lin Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 664 | 101 | $512K |
| James J O'Brien Albany, NY | Cardiology | 256 | 89 | $455K |
| Richard F Otten Fort Wayne, IN | Cardiology | 239 | 66 | $412K |
| Steven P Chough Downers Grove, IL | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 269 | 63 | $406K |
| David D Kandath Saratoga Springs, NY | Cardiology | 220 | 66 | $393K |
| David H Hoch Roslyn, NY | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 248 | 77 | $393K |
| Anuradha Khurana Roseville, CA | Cardiology | 132 | 50 | $369K |
| Aleksey Kamenetsky Brooklyn, NY | Cardiology | 378 | 58 | $360K |
| Mayer Rashtian Pasadena, CA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 241 | 65 | $360K |
| David W Frazier Greenville, NC | Cardiology | 304 | 68 | $357K |
| Armen Ovsepian Smithtown, NY | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 220 | 89 | $356K |
| Aurelio R Cervera Lubbock, TX | Family Practice | 293 | 75 | $352K |
| Joonhyuk Kim Flushing, NY | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 236 | 81 | $348K |
| George P Hemstreet Tuscaloosa, AL | Cardiology | 257 | 52 | $321K |
| Abdulrab Aziz Monroeville, PA | Cardiology | 263 | 54 | $321K |
| Prasongchai Sattayaprasert Saint Paul, MN | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 216 | 60 | $308K |
| Ziad A Abbud Neptune, NJ | Interventional Cardiology | 242 | 53 | $308K |
| Ember Sheehy Sacramento, CA | Cardiology | 109 | 45 | $296K |
| Samantha J Seivert Wilmington, NC | Pharmacist | 137 | 60 | $291K |
| Zenje Wiggins Flushing, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 246 | 56 | $287K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-Aventis SNY | 318,776 | $414.8M |