Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$12.4M
+20.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
7,941
$1,565.30 per claim
Patients
2,374
2,355 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$12.4M
$5,234.95 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $12.4M for Pancreaze in 2024, for 7,941 prescriptions and refills to 2,374 patients (up 20.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,565.30.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Pancreaze in 2024: $1.9M for 1,004 claims, followed by California ($1.6M).
Chun T Wong, gastroenterology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Pancreaze in 2024: 148 claims costing $387K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chun T Wong New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 148 | 38 | $387K |
| Li Q Zhang New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 88 | 36 | $214K |
| Chia CHI G Lai Monterey Park, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,011 | 6,742 | 1,888 | $8.2M |
| 2023 | 2,116 | 7,270 | 2,094 | $10.3M |
| 2024 | 2,355 | 7,941 | 2,374 | $12.4M |
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 |
| 49 |
| 17 |
| $192K |
| Ahmet Uluer Boston, MA | Pediatric Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $127K |
| Joseph Pilewski Pittsburgh, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 24 | Under 11 | $119K |
| Carla Brutus Hollywood, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $105K |
| Po Cheng Chu Brooklyn, NY | Gastroenterology | 64 | 19 | $91K |
| Oscar L Chien San Gabriel, CA | Internal Medicine | 24 | Under 11 | $86K |
| Alison N Miller Nashville, TN | Pulmonary Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $77K |
| Jennifer L Goralski Chapel Hill, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $76K |
| Steven D Rubin Merrick, NY | Gastroenterology | 23 | 13 | $73K |
| Sandra Hlavac Temecula, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $66K |
| Abdul H Khan Shenandoah, TX | Gastroenterology | 15 | Under 11 | $66K |
| Maria G Tupayachi Ortiz Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $64K |
| Imad Asaad Cleveland, OH | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Timothy L Huggins Weatherford, TX | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $57K |
| Jonathan A Rosenberg Gurnee, IL | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Mark A Rasak Livonia, MI | Cardiology | 20 | Under 11 | $49K |
| Jill D Fliege Omaha, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $45K |
| Johnathan B Liljenquist Idaho Falls, ID | General Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $45K |
| Katie S Rodriguez Roslyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Abraham Sender Burlington, VT | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Raymond D Coakley Chapel Hill, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Stephen H Paul Valparaiso, IN | Gastroenterology | 15 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Jordan M Dunitz Minneapolis, MN | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $36K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Vivus | 7,942 | $12.4M |