Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$552K
+31.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,888
$191.11 per claim
Patients
1,697
1,298 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$552K
$325.23 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $552K for Priftin in 2024, for 2,888 prescriptions and refills to 1,697 patients (up 31.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $191.11.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Priftin in 2024: $165K for 732 claims, followed by Florida ($42K).
Paul M Lopez, internal medicine in Colton, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Priftin in 2024: 24 claims costing $4,985.
Priftin is made by Sanofi (SNY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sanofi-Aventis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul M Lopez Colton, CA | Internal Medicine | 24 | 18 | $4,985 |
| Seleaina A Thomas Victorville, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | 13 | $4,392 |
| Thomas E Dobbs |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 813 | 1,807 | 992 | $280K |
| 2023 | 1,022 | 2,227 | 1,301 | $420K |
| 2024 | 1,298 | 2,888 | 1,697 | $552K |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 35 |
| 16 |
| $3,768 |
| Nancy L Hughes Providence, RI | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $2,637 |
| Risa M Webb Jackson, MS | Infectious Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $2,434 |
| Justin M Turner Jackson, MS | Internal Medicine | 19 | Under 11 | $2,152 |
| Joseph L Gugliotta Flemington, NJ | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $2,100 |
| Michael Lauzardo Gainesville, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $1,892 |
| Mina W Abdelshahid Commerce, CA | Family Practice | 19 | Under 11 | $1,691 |
| Crystal L Tate Ecru, MS | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $1,632 |
| Ashwini Mallad Apple Valley, CA | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $1,590 |
| Donald C Faucett Ridgeland, MS | Ophthalmology | 13 | Under 11 | $1,452 |
| Christy S Barnett Hattiesburg, MS | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $1,430 |
| Maria X Bueno Jackson, MS | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $1,277 |
| David C Mares Anderson, IN | Pulmonary Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $1,187 |
| Walter M Bakun Morris Plains, NJ | Emergency Medicine | 27 | Under 11 | $929 |
| Timothy J Corbin Alexander City, AL | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $721 |
| Mark E Wallace Greeley, CO | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $360 |
| Leinina Donnelly Trenton, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $328 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-Aventis SNY | 2,888 | $552K |