Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.0M
-8.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
15K
$70.20 per claim
Patients
14K
3,609 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.0M
$73.00 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.0M for Peg3350-Sod Sul-Nacl-Kcl-Asb-C in 2024, for 14,856 prescriptions and refills to 14,285 patients (down 8.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $70.20.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Peg3350-Sod Sul-Nacl-Kcl-Asb-C in 2024: $150K for 2,209 claims, followed by Massachusetts ($124K).
Stephen W Coates, gastroenterology in San Angelo, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Peg3350-Sod Sul-Nacl-Kcl-Asb-C in 2024: 222 claims costing $13K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen W Coates San Angelo, TX | Gastroenterology | 222 | 219 | $13K |
| Irena Maier Boston, MA | Gastroenterology | 160 | 155 | $11K |
| Georgia A Richards |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,046 | 14,415 | 14,009 | $1.2M |
| 2023 | 3,705 | 14,307 | 13,821 | $1.1M |
| 2024 | 3,609 | 14,856 | 14,285 | $1.0M |
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 |
| 163 |
| 159 |
| $10K |
| Charles T Buzanis Boston, MA | Gastroenterology | 149 | 147 | $10K |
| Alex S Grigorian Long Beach, CA | Physician Assistant | 157 | 156 | $9,852 |
| Michal F Tomczak Jamaica Plain, MA | Gastroenterology | 131 | 125 | $9,085 |
| Martha E Langhorne Binghamton, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 126 | 122 | $8,526 |
| James K Piper Boston, MA | Gastroenterology | 117 | 113 | $7,866 |
| Sveta S Oza Weymouth, MA | Gastroenterology | 107 | 103 | $7,326 |
| John M Kauffman Chestnut Hill, MA | Gastroenterology | 99 | 97 | $6,466 |
| Eugene Stokes San Angelo, TX | Gastroenterology | 97 | 96 | $6,060 |
| Seth Homer Beverly, MA | Gastroenterology | 85 | 83 | $5,963 |
| Kia Saeian Milwaukee, WI | Gastroenterology | 74 | 74 | $5,817 |
| Jonathan Levine Boston, MA | Gastroenterology | 85 | 81 | $5,792 |
| Jacquelyn L Redd Rockville, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | 88 | 85 | $5,710 |
| Essam R Quraishi Santa Ana, CA | Gastroenterology | 74 | 73 | $5,435 |
| David Nagle San Francisco, CA | Gastroenterology | 78 | 76 | $5,415 |
| Lawrence Mancino Staten Island, NY | Gastroenterology | 76 | 76 | $5,386 |
| Adeola R Uthman Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 49 | Under 11 | $5,087 |
| Alan C Wong Quincy, MA | Gastroenterology | 72 | 68 | $4,975 |
| Daniel S Mishkin Weymouth, MA | Gastroenterology | 72 | 66 | $4,719 |
| Haley Nguyen Tustin, CA | Physician Assistant | 79 | 79 | $4,570 |
| Fernando J Martinez South Weymouth, MA | Gastroenterology | 68 | 63 | $4,544 |
| Christopher Hung Irwindale, CA | Physician Assistant | 69 | 68 | $4,461 |
| James C Chou Boston, MA | Gastroenterology | 70 | 69 | $4,404 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 10,111 | $707K |
| Oceanside Pharm | 4,747 | $336K |