Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$30.0M
-12.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
22K
$1,357.74 per claim
Patients
5,068
5,081 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$30.0M
$5,922.70 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $30.0M for Pentasa in 2024, for 22,105 prescriptions and refills to 5,068 patients (down 12.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,357.74.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Pentasa in 2024: $4.1M for 2,776 claims, followed by California ($2.6M).
Rajan Khosla, gastroenterology in Chandler, AZ, had the highest Medicare cost for Pentasa in 2024: 41 claims costing $84K.
Pentasa is made by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Shire US Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajan Khosla Chandler, AZ | Gastroenterology | 41 | 17 | $84K |
| Omar A Tamimi Toms River, NJ | Gastroenterology | 24 | Under 11 | $73K |
| Jacqueline L Wolf |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,830 | 38,588 | 8,496 | $52.1M |
| 2023 | 5,833 | 25,063 | 5,813 | $34.4M |
| 2024 | 5,081 | 22,105 | 5,068 | $30.0M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 35 |
| Under 11 |
| $68K |
| Jonathan D Thelen East Lansing, MI | Physician Assistant | 22 | Under 11 | $62K |
| Albert Namias Salem, MA | Gastroenterology | 49 | Under 11 | $58K |
| Robert M Weiss Holyoke, MA | Gastroenterology | 33 | Under 11 | $57K |
| Jennifer M Choi West Hollywood, CA | Gastroenterology | 24 | Under 11 | $55K |
| Tzvi Warshaw Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 34 | Under 11 | $54K |
| William L Peterson Springfield, IL | Gastroenterology | 21 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Ali Gaskari Spokane Valley, WA | Gastroenterology | 26 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Lance M Siegel Goshen, NY | Gastroenterology | 18 | Under 11 | $51K |
| Brian J Bansidhar Erie, PA | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 23 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Zahoor A Makhdoom Carbondale, IL | Gastroenterology | 21 | Under 11 | $43K |
| Mark R Kuczmanski Williamsville, NY | Physician Assistant | 30 | Under 11 | $42K |
| Steven R Klein Farmington Hills, MI | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $42K |
| Adam S Cheifetz Boston, MA | Gastroenterology | 13 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Mark T Ewing Woodland Hills, CA | Gastroenterology | 22 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Jeffrey L St John Pittsfield, MA | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $40K |
| Jeremy R Stapleton Charleston, WV | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $40K |
| Robert W Isfort Cincinnati, OH | Gastroenterology | 26 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Ellen J Scherl New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 22 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Thomas R Beers Gainesville, FL | Gastroenterology | 18 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Clayton C Coon West Monroe, LA | Gastroenterology | 19 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Peter D Bloom Williamsville, NY | Gastroenterology | 31 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Zhen Zhou Feng Santa Rosa, CA | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $37K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Shire US Inc. TAK | 22,117 | $30.0M |