Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.0M
+34.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
226
$26,516.27 per claim
Patients
26
31 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.0M
$230,487.58 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.0M for Pyrukynd in 2024, for 226 prescriptions and refills to 26 patients (up 34.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $26,516.27.
Massachusetts had the highest Medicare cost for Pyrukynd in 2024: $1.1M for 43 claims, followed by California ($640K).
Hanny T Al-Samkari, hematology-oncology in Boston, MA, had the highest Medicare cost for Pyrukynd in 2024: 38 claims costing $1.0M.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanny T Al-Samkari Boston, MA | Hematology-Oncology | 38 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| Lawrence Rice Houston, TX | Hematology | 13 | Under 11 | $352K |
| Hussain M Naseri |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | 59 | 14 | $1.6M |
| 2023 | 32 | 163 | 26 | $4.5M |
| 2024 | 31 | 226 | 26 | $6.0M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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 |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $333K |
| Janet C Ruzich Clackamas, OR | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $317K |
| Bertrand M Anz III Chattanooga, TN | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $307K |
| Michael Auerbach Baltimore, MD | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $307K |
| Josef T Prchal Salt Lake City, UT | Hematology | 11 | Under 11 | $292K |
| Kenneth M Braunstein Atlanta, GA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $281K |
| Rimsha Shaukat Shreveport, LA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $281K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Agios Pharmaceu | 226 | $6.0M |