Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$38.4M
+5.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,103
$18,259.64 per claim
Patients
466
494 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$38.4M
$82,403.48 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $38.4M for Nerlynx in 2024, for 2,103 prescriptions and refills to 466 patients (up 5.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $18,259.64.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Nerlynx in 2024: $5.3M for 319 claims, followed by Texas ($3.7M).
Susan M Newman, hematology-oncology in Knoxville, TN, had the highest Medicare cost for Nerlynx in 2024: 26 claims costing $531K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan M Newman Knoxville, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 26 | Under 11 | $531K |
| Nelson A Matos-Fernandez Santa Isabel, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $473K |
| Erick G Cruz |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 436 | 1,815 | 419 | $31.5M |
| 2023 | 440 | 1,945 | 452 | $36.5M |
| 2024 | 494 | 2,103 | 466 | $38.4M |
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 17 |
| Under 11 |
| $364K |
| Nouman Asif Rehoboth Beach, DE | Medical Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $338K |
| Ramesh K Moolani Chula Vista, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $329K |
| Vipul Patel Ocala, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $324K |
| Monica Mendez Ayala Manati, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $310K |
| Myrna S Andino-Camacho Bayamon, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 24 | Under 11 | $309K |
| Russell P Gollard Henderson, NV | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $308K |
| Paula R Pohlmann Houston, TX | Medical Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $301K |
| Usman Khan Mobile, AL | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $296K |
| Mary Milam Fort Worth, TX | Medical Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $289K |
| Damian Silbermins Huntington, WV | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $281K |
| Maria E Jaurrieta Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $257K |
| Anton M Melnyk Jr. Abilene, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $254K |
| Srilatha B Hosur Lancaster, PA | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $249K |
| Hui Chen Suffolk, VA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $247K |
| Annette C Fontaine Albuquerque, NM | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $243K |
| Emily Tatel Berkeley, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $236K |
| Robert J Zieve Prescott, AZ | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $233K |
| Ricardo L Costa Tampa, FL | Medical Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $233K |
| Richard M Zuniga Babylon, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $228K |
| Sameer P Desai Somerset, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $222K |
| Keith Lerro Wilson, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $222K |
| Justiniano Castro - Montalvo Arecibo, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $220K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Puma Biotechnol | 2,103 | $38.4M |