Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.5M
-0.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,725
$3,794.95 per claim
Patients
381
365 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.6M
$17,200.15 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.5M for Pertzye in 2024, for 1,725 prescriptions and refills to 381 patients (down 0.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,794.95.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Pertzye in 2024: $728K for 175 claims, followed by Ohio ($704K).
Jana B Yeley, nurse practitioner in Indianapolis, IN, had the highest Medicare cost for Pertzye in 2024: 72 claims costing $284K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jana B Yeley Indianapolis, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 72 | 13 | $284K |
| Daniel T Layish Orlando, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 47 | Under 11 | $227K |
| Zachary M Holliday |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 285 | 1,433 | 305 | $5.5M |
| 2023 | 302 | 1,574 | 319 | $6.6M |
| 2024 | 365 | 1,725 | 381 | $6.5M |
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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.
| Critical Care (Intensivists) |
| 24 |
| Under 11 |
| $220K |
| Kimberly A McBennett Cleveland, OH | Pediatric Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $188K |
| Cynthia D Brown Indianapolis, IN | Pulmonary Disease | 32 | Under 11 | $153K |
| Douglas J Conrad Cleveland, OH | Pulmonary Disease | 21 | Under 11 | $108K |
| Michael I Anstead Lexington, KY | Pulmonary Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $108K |
| Colette Bucur Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $101K |
| Nathan Garrett Lexington, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $98K |
| Chandar Singaram Sioux Falls, SD | Gastroenterology | 23 | Under 11 | $86K |
| Edmund H Sears Jr. South Portland, ME | Pulmonary Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $81K |
| Marie M Budev Cleveland, OH | Pulmonary Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $81K |
| Dana P Albon Charlottesville, VA | Pulmonary Disease | 21 | Under 11 | $71K |
| Sandeep N Patel San Antonio, TX | Gastroenterology | 19 | Under 11 | $70K |
| Joel D Mermis Kansas City, KS | Pulmonary Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $70K |
| Nauman A Chaudary Richmond, VA | Pulmonary Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $70K |
| Milene Saavedra Denver, CO | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 19 | Under 11 | $69K |
| Thomas J Savides San Diego, CA | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $69K |
| Maria Josephina T Gomez Palo Alto, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $66K |
| Jeffrey B Hoag Philadelphia, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $66K |
| Emily A Dimango New York, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 17 | Under 11 | $64K |
| Kevin M Swiatek Grand Rapids, MI | Pulmonary Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $62K |
| Sumendra Joshi Syracuse, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Angelica E Honsberg Las Vegas, NV | Pulmonary Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Karen S Miller Meridian, ID | Pulmonary Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $50K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Digestive Care | 1,733 | $6.6M |