Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.4M
+1.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,399
$2,230.17 per claim
Patients
289
218 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.4M
$18,512.76 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.4M for Nulojix in 2024, for 2,399 prescriptions and refills to 289 patients (up 1.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,230.17.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Nulojix in 2024: $669K for 331 claims, followed by Maryland ($399K).
Zahraa Hajjiri, nephrology in Detroit, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Nulojix in 2024: 92 claims costing $191K.
Nulojix is made by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY), listed in the Medicare spending data as BMS Primarycare.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zahraa Hajjiri Detroit, MI | Nephrology | 92 | Under 11 | $191K |
| Muhammad A Mujtaba Webster, TX | Nephrology | 72 | Under 11 | $187K |
| Abdolreza Haririan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 195 | 2,664 | 295 | $5.8M |
| 2023 | 195 | 2,349 | 269 | $5.3M |
| 2024 | 218 | 2,399 | 289 | $5.4M |
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.
| Nephrology |
| 43 |
| Under 11 |
| $100K |
| Rafael Villicana Loma Linda, CA | Nephrology | 52 | Under 11 | $93K |
| Catherine G Staffeld Coit New Orleans, LA | Nephrology | 44 | Under 11 | $88K |
| Naseeruddin A Khan Baton Rouge, LA | Nephrology | 34 | Under 11 | $85K |
| Mohamed M Ibrahim Baltimore, MD | Nephrology | 23 | Under 11 | $82K |
| Omar H Mohamedaly Scottsdale, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Bernard Fischbach Fort Worth, TX | Nephrology | 33 | Under 11 | $68K |
| Jorge M Kourie Orlando, FL | Neurology | 27 | Under 11 | $68K |
| Alden M Doyle Charlottesville, VA | Nephrology | 27 | Under 11 | $67K |
| Abraham Cohen Bucay Boston, MA | Nephrology | 26 | Under 11 | $63K |
| Karthik M Ranganna Philadelphia, PA | Nephrology | 28 | Under 11 | $63K |
| Richard N Formica New Haven, CT | Nephrology | 31 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Praveen Kandula Springfield, IL | Nephrology | 29 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Richard Ugarte Baltimore, MD | Nephrology | 15 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Rebecca L Kent Cleveland, OH | Nephrology | 19 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Uday K Ranjit Orlando, FL | Nephrology | 19 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Venkat R Peddi San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Hasan Fattah Lexington, KY | Nephrology | 18 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Hannah M Gilligan Boston, MA | Nephrology | 26 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Sudha Tata Atlanta, GA | Nephrology | 26 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Zohreh S Soltani New Orleans, LA | Nephrology | 16 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Uttam G Reddy Orange, CA | Nephrology | 25 | Under 11 | $48K |
| Mark P Leischner Chicago, IL | Nephrology | 13 | Under 11 | $47K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| BMS Primarycare BMY | 2,399 | $5.4M |