Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$109.8M
-20.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
5,211
$21,063.41 per claim
Patients
1,177
1,246 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$109.8M
$93,255.25 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $109.8M for Piqray in 2024, for 5,211 prescriptions and refills to 1,177 patients (down 20.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $21,063.41.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Piqray in 2024: $16.5M for 770 claims, followed by Florida ($10.6M).
Vida Jahangiri, internal medicine in Pittsburgh, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Piqray in 2024: 23 claims costing $553K.
Piqray is made by Novartis AG (NVS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novartis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Jahangiri Pittsburgh, PA | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $553K |
| Wenli Gao Danbury, CT | Hematology-Oncology | 19 | Under 11 | $504K |
| Daniel R Silbiger |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,647 | 6,275 | 1,615 | $122.2M |
| 2023 | 1,714 | 6,636 | 1,671 | $138.3M |
| 2024 | 1,246 | 5,211 | 1,177 | $109.8M |
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 22 |
| Under 11 |
| $473K |
| Mohammad Alkayem Duncansville, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 19 | Under 11 | $455K |
| Brian J Byrne Southington, CT | Hematology-Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $441K |
| Jose A Bufill Mishawaka, IN | Medical Oncology | 19 | Under 11 | $409K |
| Supriya Rajpal South San Francisco, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $403K |
| Eva S Thomas Oakland, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $383K |
| Luko M Laptalo Carmichael, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 19 | Under 11 | $365K |
| Carter L Capra Birmingham, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $362K |
| Maria Pilar C Ivanov San Jose, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $359K |
| Anuradha R Thummala Las Vegas, NV | Hematology-Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $357K |
| Rekha A Kumbla Kennesaw, GA | Hematology | 15 | Under 11 | $353K |
| Kristy G McDonald-Grimm Douglasville, GA | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $351K |
| Jesse A Stoff Glen Cove, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 13 | Under 11 | $333K |
| Mayur D Mody Calhoun, GA | Hospitalist | 15 | Under 11 | $324K |
| Laura C Dickerson Gainesville, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $322K |
| Kim O Gococo Greenville, SC | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $319K |
| Sumana Nagireddy Chattanooga, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $319K |
| Mallory Andrzejak Getzville, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $318K |
| Samira K Syed Dallas, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $308K |
| Akintunde R Akinleye Danville, VA | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $305K |
| Raghu Nandan Lakewood, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $304K |
| Philip A Dy Effingham, IL | Medical Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $302K |
| Alberto Romagnolo La Jolla, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $299K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis NVS | 5,211 | $109.8M |