Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.8M
-7.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
56K
$139.42 per claim
Patients
55K
5,827 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$7.8M
$142.51 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.8M for Plenvu in 2024, for 55,964 prescriptions and refills to 54,750 patients (down 7.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $139.42.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Plenvu in 2024: $1.4M for 10,102 claims, followed by Florida ($872K).
Adeeb J Dwairy, gastroenterology in Sugar Land, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Plenvu in 2024: 375 claims costing $52K.
Plenvu is made by Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC), listed in the Medicare spending data as Salix Pharmaceu.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adeeb J Dwairy Sugar Land, TX | Gastroenterology | 375 | 374 | $52K |
| Joon M Myung Flushing, NY | Gastroenterology | 269 | 262 | $37K |
| David M Gryboski Fayetteville, GA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,680 | 57,035 | 56,033 | $7.8M |
| 2023 | 5,762 | 57,913 | 56,660 | $8.4M |
| 2024 | 5,827 | 55,964 | 54,750 | $7.8M |
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 255 |
| 249 |
| $36K |
| Chun T Wong New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 269 | 263 | $35K |
| Richard L Otero San Antonio, TX | Gastroenterology | 235 | 228 | $32K |
| Thomas J Izquierdo Jackson Heights, NY | Gastroenterology | 208 | 203 | $28K |
| Wanjun Bae Mission Viejo, CA | Gastroenterology | 198 | 187 | $27K |
| Erin Haynes Moline, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 185 | 180 | $26K |
| Kathleen A Linke Hemet, CA | Physician Assistant | 196 | 194 | $26K |
| Shahzad M Syed Corsicana, TX | Gastroenterology | 173 | 171 | $24K |
| Camilo A Marquez New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 183 | 182 | $24K |
| Michael E Lindy Sparta, NJ | Gastroenterology | 164 | 161 | $23K |
| Navjyot Gujral San Clemente, CA | Gastroenterology | 160 | 160 | $23K |
| Adelaida D Alfonso Fort Myers, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 151 | 149 | $21K |
| Todd N Witte Bellingham, WA | Gastroenterology | 153 | 153 | $21K |
| Sushil K Ojha Downey, CA | Gastroenterology | 153 | 145 | $21K |
| Seper Dezfoli Long Beach, CA | Gastroenterology | 158 | 152 | $21K |
| Jianjun Li Brooklyn, NY | Gastroenterology | 158 | 157 | $21K |
| Nehme Gabriel Leesburg, FL | Gastroenterology | 145 | 145 | $21K |
| Xianyang Yio Flushing, NY | Gastroenterology | 157 | 153 | $20K |
| Leonard B Weinstock Creve Coeur, MO | Gastroenterology | 142 | 140 | $20K |
| Alfredo Espinoza San Antonio, TX | Gastroenterology | 130 | 128 | $18K |
| Nitesh Vachhani Richmond, TX | Gastroenterology | 123 | 119 | $17K |
| Erik P Thyssen Creve Coeur, MO | Gastroenterology | 118 | 118 | $17K |
| Narayan S Peddanna Springboro, OH | Gastroenterology | 121 | 117 | $17K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceu BHC | 55,988 | $7.8M |