Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$94K
+33.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
798
$117.96 per claim
Patients
480
198 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$94K
$196.12 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $94K for Pentacel in 2024, for 798 prescriptions and refills to 480 patients (up 33.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $117.96.
Kansas had the highest Medicare cost for Pentacel in 2024: $32K for 305 claims, followed by North Carolina ($16K).
Leyla O Shune, hematology-oncology in Westwood, KS, had the highest Medicare cost for Pentacel in 2024: 57 claims costing $5,952.
Pentacel is made by Sanofi (SNY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sanofi-Pasteur.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyla O Shune Westwood, KS | Hematology-Oncology | 57 | 36 | $5,952 |
| Nausheen Ahmed Westwood, KS | Hematology-Oncology | 48 | 29 | $4,993 |
| Joseph P McGuirk |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 115 | 427 | 266 | $50K |
| 2023 | 146 | 590 | 363 | $70K |
| 2024 | 198 | 798 | 480 | $94K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 46 |
| 30 |
| $4,752 |
| Anurag K Singh Westwood, KS | Hematology-Oncology | 37 | 23 | $3,971 |
| Muhammad Umair Mushtaq Westwood, KS | Hematology-Oncology | 33 | 22 | $3,415 |
| Forat G Lutfi Orlando, FL | Hematology | 29 | 19 | $3,058 |
| Seth M Maliske Iowa City, IA | Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | 26 | 12 | $2,841 |
| Barry A Paul Charlotte, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 23 | 13 | $2,812 |
| Rajat Bansal Kansas City, KS | Hematology | 26 | 22 | $2,652 |
| Aric C Hall Madison, WI | Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | 17 | Under 11 | $2,205 |
| Shebli Atrash Charlotte, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $1,843 |
| Kalyan Vara Ganesh Nadiminti Madison, WI | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $1,798 |
| Sunil Abhyankar Westwood, KS | Hematology-Oncology | 16 | 11 | $1,606 |
| Timothy M Schmidt Madison, WI | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $1,584 |
| Zhubin J Gahvari Madison, WI | Hematology | 12 | Under 11 | $1,548 |
| Matthew J Brunner Madison, WI | Hematology | 11 | Under 11 | $1,468 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-Pasteur SNY | 798 | $94K |