Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$463K
-52.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
549
$843.54 per claim
Patients
108
119 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $463K for Sandimmune in 2024, for 549 prescriptions and refills to 108 patients (down 52.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $843.54.
Massachusetts had the highest Medicare cost for Sandimmune in 2024: $70K for 62 claims, followed by California ($60K).
Ian R Schreibman, gastroenterology in Hershey, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Sandimmune in 2024: 11 claims costing $18K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian R Schreibman Hershey, PA | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Gisela Held Burlington, MA | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $8,265 |
| Linda M Paiva Fall River, MA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 236 | 955 | 208 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | 186 | 715 | 165 | $973K |
| 2024 | 119 | 549 | 108 | $463K |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $7,220 |
| Paulina Phillips Madison, WI | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $6,152 |
| Amber E Davis Lexington, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $4,242 |
| Marina Peskina Bangor, ME | Ophthalmology | 39 | Under 11 | $1,523 |
| Megan Ruben Philadelphia, PA | Ophthalmology | 16 | Under 11 | $1,205 |
| Mark A Greiner Iowa City, IA | Ophthalmology | 18 | Under 11 | $1,175 |
| Guadalupe Torres Houston, TX | Ophthalmology | 18 | Under 11 | $831 |
| Sean M Rodriguez San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 20 | Under 11 | $285 |
| Larae L Zimprich Sioux Falls, SD | Optometry | 11 | Under 11 | $268 |