Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.1M
-4.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
7,853
$651.22 per claim
Patients
1,535
1,880 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.1M
$3,330.71 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.1M for Savaysa in 2024, for 7,853 prescriptions and refills to 1,535 patients (down 4.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $651.22.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Savaysa in 2024: $671K for 922 claims, followed by New York ($526K).
Samuel Z Goldhaber, cardiology in Boston, MA, had the highest Medicare cost for Savaysa in 2024: 28 claims costing $20K.
Savaysa is made by Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (4568.T), listed in the Medicare spending data as Daiichi Sankyo,.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Z Goldhaber Boston, MA | Cardiology | 28 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Robert P Giugliano Boston, MA | Cardiology | 16 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Pooja R Patel Charleston, SC |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,103 | 9,412 | 1,785 | $5.8M |
| 2023 | 1,937 | 8,279 | 1,608 | $5.3M |
| 2024 | 1,880 | 7,853 | 1,535 | $5.1M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 35 |
| Under 11 |
| $16K |
| Elena M Wellen Wilmington, NC | Pharmacist | 12 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Tahir A Naqvi Anderson, IN | Hematology | 25 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Vinit Karur Cortlandt Manor, NY | Hematology | 14 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Jeanne E Poole Seattle, WA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 15 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Ricky K Hsu New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Daniel R Toub Santa Rosa, CA | Family Practice | 19 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Joel M Wolkowicz Plattsburgh, NY | Cardiology | 13 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Leesa Planton Charleston, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $9,607 |
| Natraj R Ammakkanavar Indianapolis, IN | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $9,573 |
| Alan Scheinbach Seaford, NY | Cardiology | 15 | Under 11 | $9,331 |
| Lance E Sullenberger Albany, NY | Cardiology | 14 | Under 11 | $9,190 |
| Newton B Coutinho Missoula, MT | Cardiology | 16 | Under 11 | $8,972 |
| Marshall S Katz Boston, MA | Cardiology | 14 | Under 11 | $8,801 |
| Umberto Campia Boston, MA | Cardiology | 11 | Under 11 | $8,522 |
| Masarret A Fazili Murray, UT | Hospitalist | 13 | Under 11 | $8,395 |
| Leonard J Appleman Pittsburgh, PA | Medical Oncology | 21 | Under 11 | $8,301 |
| Gerald M Mancuso Kansas City, MO | Cardiology | 12 | Under 11 | $8,157 |
| Mikhail Kapchits Forest Hills, NY | Cardiology | 17 | Under 11 | $8,116 |
| Stanley C Henjum II Placerville, CA | Cardiology | 11 | Under 11 | $7,707 |
| Andrew L Mecca Erie, PA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 11 | Under 11 | $7,651 |
| Deirdre Heersink Topsham, ME | Geriatric Medicine | 36 | Under 11 | $7,476 |
| Arthur Levene Littleton, CO | Cardiology | 15 | Under 11 | $7,171 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Daiichi Sankyo, 4568.T | 7,868 | $5.1M |