Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$9.5M
+64.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
498
$19,163.22 per claim
Patients
58
62 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$9.5M
$164,539.38 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $9.5M for Signifor Lar in 2024, for 498 prescriptions and refills to 58 patients (up 64.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $19,163.22.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Signifor Lar in 2024: $1.3M for 67 claims, followed by Illinois ($1.0M).
Wenyu Huang, endocrinology in Chicago, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Signifor Lar in 2024: 30 claims costing $570K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenyu Huang Chicago, IL | Endocrinology | 30 | Under 11 | $570K |
| Baha M Arafah Cleveland, OH | Endocrinology | 18 | Under 11 | $409K |
| Joanna L Spencer-Segal |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34 | 241 | 32 | $3.7M |
| 2023 | 47 | 326 | 42 | $5.8M |
| 2024 | 62 | 498 | 58 | $9.5M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 15 |
| Under 11 |
| $284K |
| Vishnu Garla Jackson, MS | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $251K |
| Georges M Argoud Encinitas, CA | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $245K |
| Rebecca H Leary Scarborough, ME | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $244K |
| Patricia M Salmon San Jose, CA | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $243K |
| Richard W Bergstrom Portland, OR | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $243K |
| Divya Yogi-Morren Cleveland, OH | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $243K |
| Sasan Mirfakhraee Dallas, TX | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $243K |
| Maria M Chang Villacreses Duarte, CA | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $242K |
| Kristen M Gonzales Albuquerque, NM | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $229K |
| Arindam Bandyopadhyay New Braunfels, TX | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $225K |
| James C Larocque Chesapeake, VA | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $225K |
| Susana Mascarell Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $224K |
| Amy G Aronovitz Hollywood, FL | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $223K |
| Dawn M Ayers Zionsville, IN | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $223K |
| Varsha Babu Fresno, CA | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $223K |
| Salini Kumar East Meadow, NY | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $223K |
| Parkash A Bakhtiani Orlando, FL | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $211K |
| Susana L Dipp Metairie, LA | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $207K |
| Sofronio C Ramirez Jr. St Louis Park, MN | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $206K |
| Mansoor Tanwir Church Hill, TN | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $206K |
| Artit A Silpasuvan Philadelphia, PA | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $206K |
| Mario H Chan Arlington Heights, IL | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $204K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Recordati Rare | 498 | $9.5M |