Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$31.0M
+19.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
8,088
$3,835.06 per claim
Patients
1,095
920 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$31.0M
$28,327.33 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $31.0M for Pegasys in 2024, for 8,088 prescriptions and refills to 1,095 patients (up 19.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,835.06.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Pegasys in 2024: $4.3M for 1,050 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($2.7M).
Elise A Olsen, dermatology in Durham, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Pegasys in 2024: 114 claims costing $512K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise A Olsen Durham, NC | Dermatology | 114 | 17 | $512K |
| Maureen Thyne New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 124 | 16 | $511K |
| Bianca Edirisinghe New York, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 681 | 5,661 | 821 | $21.8M |
| 2023 | 778 | 6,657 | 926 | $26.0M |
| 2024 | 920 | 8,088 | 1,095 | $31.0M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 136 |
| 23 |
| $486K |
| John K Camoriano Scottsdale, AZ | Medical Oncology | 97 | 14 | $397K |
| Ghaith F Abu Zeinah New York, NY | Medical Oncology | 92 | 17 | $368K |
| Ellen J Kim Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 81 | Under 11 | $354K |
| Ashley E Ray New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | Under 11 | $307K |
| Jennifer T Andres Scottsdale, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 84 | 14 | $296K |
| Jennifer Villasenor-Park Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 66 | Under 11 | $282K |
| Craig Kessler Washington, DC | Hematology-Oncology | 65 | Under 11 | $281K |
| Joan Guitart Chicago, IL | Dermatology | 62 | Under 11 | $272K |
| Caitlyn N Myrdal Philadelphia, PA | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 60 | Under 11 | $256K |
| Jeanne M Palmer Scottsdale, AZ | Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | 54 | Under 11 | $244K |
| Abdulraheem Yacoub Westwood, KS | Hematology-Oncology | 77 | 12 | $232K |
| Brandon J McMahon Chicago, IL | Hematology | 61 | Under 11 | $230K |
| Shannon R McCurdy Philadelphia, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 38 | Under 11 | $191K |
| Gerald M Segal Portland, OR | Hematology-Oncology | 41 | Under 11 | $185K |
| Megan A Trogus Houston, TX | Physician Assistant | 47 | 12 | $185K |
| Joshua L Blocher Phoenix, AZ | Physician Assistant | 59 | Under 11 | $171K |
| Andrew T Kuykendall Tampa, FL | Internal Medicine | 42 | Under 11 | $171K |
| Alice Lynn Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 68 | Under 11 | $166K |
| Anthony Hunter Atlanta, GA | Hematology | 35 | Under 11 | $162K |
| Alissa A Weber Madison, WI | Hematology-Oncology | 45 | Under 11 | $157K |
| Tyler D Lash Shreveport, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 36 | Under 11 | $151K |
| Jessica J Neely Atlanta, GA | Physician Assistant | 36 | Under 11 | $150K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmaand Gmbh | 8,086 | $31.0M |