Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$31.9M
-8.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,277
$9,723.92 per claim
Patients
420
421 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$31.9M
$75,869.70 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $31.9M for Plegridy Pen in 2024, for 3,277 prescriptions and refills to 420 patients (down 8.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9,723.92.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Plegridy Pen in 2024: $3.2M for 295 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($2.2M).
Mary Ann Picone, neurology in Teaneck, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Plegridy Pen in 2024: 51 claims costing $403K.
Plegridy Pen is made by Biogen Inc. (BIIB), listed in the Medicare spending data as Biogen-Idec.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann Picone Teaneck, NJ | Neurology | 51 | Under 11 | $403K |
| Anthony T Reder Burr Ridge, IL | Neurology | 40 | Under 11 | $371K |
| Afif Hentati Evanston, IL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 514 | 4,430 | 557 | $40.7M |
| 2023 | 450 | 3,540 | 443 | $34.7M |
| 2024 | 421 | 3,277 | 420 | $31.9M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 39 |
| Under 11 |
| $326K |
| Christopher C Luzzio Madison, WI | Neurology | 38 | Under 11 | $310K |
| Clara J Zelasky Chapel Hill, NC | Physician Assistant | 32 | Under 11 | $308K |
| David Hojnacki Buffalo, NY | Neurology | 30 | Under 11 | $308K |
| Nataliya Ternopolska Bethlehem, PA | Neurology | 27 | Under 11 | $304K |
| Erica P Hill Knoxville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | Under 11 | $277K |
| Alfredo Perez Canabal Mayaguez, PR | Neurology | 29 | Under 11 | $238K |
| Oksana N Palatna Du Bois, PA | Neurology | 30 | Under 11 | $235K |
| Jong-Mi Lee Stanford, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $234K |
| Renee Thompson Hartford, CT | Physician Assistant | 25 | Under 11 | $234K |
| Anna Tseng Dallas, TX | Neurology | 27 | Under 11 | $230K |
| Anil K Gulati Chicago, IL | Neurology | 27 | Under 11 | $224K |
| Richard A Sater Greensboro, NC | Neurology | 19 | Under 11 | $224K |
| Alison C Daigle South Portland, ME | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $203K |
| Thomas F Scott Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $199K |
| Neil C Jouvenat II Omaha, NE | Physician Assistant | 17 | Under 11 | $199K |
| 1972788644 | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $194K |
| Gregory F Wu Saint Louis, MO | Neurology | 21 | Under 11 | $189K |
| Elena M High Charlottesville, VA | Physician Assistant | 17 | Under 11 | $187K |
| Mamta Verma Harrisburg, PA | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $181K |
| George J Hutton Houston, TX | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $179K |
| Veronica Cipriani Chicago, IL | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $175K |
| Lakshman N Arcot Jayagopal Omaha, NE | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $173K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen-Idec BIIB | 3,277 | $31.9M |