Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$183.8M
+3.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
30K
$6,112.03 per claim
Patients
4,109
3,205 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$183.9M
$44,727.51 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $183.8M for Orencia in 2024, for 30,080 prescriptions and refills to 4,109 patients (up 3.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6,112.03.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Orencia in 2024: $22.4M for 3,907 claims, followed by Texas ($14.1M).
James E Gore, rheumatology in Nashville, TN, had the highest Medicare cost for Orencia in 2024: 88 claims costing $492K.
Orencia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James E Gore Nashville, TN | Rheumatology | 88 | Under 11 | $492K |
| Roxabella Torres San Juan, PR | Rheumatology | 85 | Under 11 | $485K |
| Jolanta Sobotka-Czarnecki |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,181 | 29,446 | 4,105 | $170.7M |
| 2023 | 3,153 | 29,151 | 4,027 | $178.2M |
| 2024 | 3,205 | 30,080 | 4,109 | $183.8M |
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.
| Rheumatology |
| 75 |
| Under 11 |
| $454K |
| Ya Ju Chang New York, NY | Rheumatology | 71 | Under 11 | $407K |
| Elisa Y Rhew Winfield, IL | Rheumatology | 37 | Under 11 | $389K |
| Roberto Leon-Perez Ponce, PR | Rheumatology | 67 | Under 11 | $378K |
| Purnell A Kirkland Inglewood, CA | Rheumatology | 66 | Under 11 | $372K |
| Brian P Oppermann State College, PA | Rheumatology | 59 | Under 11 | $369K |
| Charles King Tupelo, MS | Rheumatology | 57 | Under 11 | $366K |
| Roberto D Alvarez Aibonito, PR | Rheumatology | 60 | Under 11 | $344K |
| Braulio Quintero Mayaguez, PR | Internal Medicine | 60 | Under 11 | $342K |
| Clement E Tagoe Bronx, NY | Rheumatology | 63 | Under 11 | $341K |
| Holly Luderman West Seneca, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 52 | Under 11 | $329K |
| Elise M Carlson Milford, CT | Rheumatology | 56 | Under 11 | $329K |
| Margaret Tsai Lorain, OH | Rheumatology | 58 | Under 11 | $323K |
| Beatrice L Memet Vero Beach, FL | Rheumatology | 38 | Under 11 | $313K |
| Carmelita J Colbert Westmont, IL | Rheumatology | 39 | Under 11 | $306K |
| Anne Marie Holly Rochester, NY | Physician Assistant | 46 | 11 | $301K |
| Kalpana R Bhairavarasu Houston, TX | Rheumatology | 47 | Under 11 | $299K |
| James E Mossell III Tifton, GA | Rheumatology | 53 | Under 11 | $297K |
| Roy C Sampson Lowell, AR | Rheumatology | 50 | Under 11 | $294K |
| Shannon Howe Tucson, AZ | Rheumatology | 45 | Under 11 | $292K |
| Nopporn Unnoppet Alabaster, AL | Rheumatology | 35 | Under 11 | $281K |
| Ana M Ballester-Fiallo San Antonio, TX | Rheumatology | 45 | Under 11 | $280K |
| Antonio P Giannelli Lansing, MI | Physician Assistant | 51 | Under 11 | $279K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| BMS Primarycare BMY | 30,087 | $183.9M |