Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.7M
-23.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
416
$6,474.09 per claim
Patients
56
61 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.7M
$48,012.23 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.7M for Sodium Phenylbutyrate in 2024, for 416 prescriptions and refills to 56 patients (down 23.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6,474.09.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Sodium Phenylbutyrate in 2024: $590K for 62 claims, followed by Minnesota ($377K).
Susan A Berry, pediatric medicine in Minneapolis, MN, had the highest Medicare cost for Sodium Phenylbutyrate in 2024: 30 claims costing $377K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan A Berry Minneapolis, MN | Pediatric Medicine | 30 | Under 11 | $377K |
| Michah Brasseur Coeur D Alene, ID | Neurology | 46 | Under 11 | $198K |
| Stewart Cooper |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 109 | 790 | 142 | $5.6M |
| 2023 | 65 | 456 | 69 | $3.5M |
| 2024 | 61 | 416 | 56 | $2.7M |
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $119K |
| Kamer Tezcan Sacramento, CA | Pediatric Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $102K |
| Amarilis Sanchez-Valle Tampa, FL | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 13 | Under 11 | $101K |
| John Diakiw Scranton, PA | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $84K |
| Karen Judy Thome Woodstock, IL | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $80K |
| Bryce A Mendelsohn Oakland, CA | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 12 | Under 11 | $72K |
| Markey C McNutt II Dallas, TX | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 15 | Under 11 | $67K |
| Andriy Khlopas Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Nurcan Gursoy Stony Brook, NY | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $46K |
| Brett H Graham Indianapolis, IN | Pediatric Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Alisa Tarasova Chickasha, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Par Pharm. | 371 | $2.5M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 44 | $206K |