Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$518.2M
+1.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
39K
$13,363.82 per claim
Patients
5,391
4,715 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$518.3M
$96,111.72 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $518.2M for Sprycel in 2024, for 38,774 prescriptions and refills to 5,391 patients (up 1.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $13,363.82.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Sprycel in 2024: $56.2M for 4,525 claims, followed by Florida ($37.3M).
Neil P Shah, hematology-oncology in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Sprycel in 2024: 204 claims costing $1.7M.
Sprycel is made by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY), listed in the Medicare spending data as BMS Primarycare.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil P Shah Los Angeles, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 204 | 28 | $1.7M |
| Maria V Garcia Pallas Guaynabo, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 79 | 11 | $1.4M |
| James E Thompson |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,585 | 39,186 | 5,179 | $500.2M |
| 2023 | 4,535 | 37,761 | 5,117 | $510.0M |
| 2024 | 4,715 | 38,774 | 5,391 | $518.2M |
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 |
| 89 |
| 16 |
| $1.2M |
| Todd L Rosenblat New York, NY | Hematology | 58 | Under 11 | $996K |
| Nelson A Matos-Fernandez Santa Isabel, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 58 | Under 11 | $917K |
| Lucy Wedow Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 11 | $833K |
| Melissa L Larson Chicago, IL | Hematology | 45 | Under 11 | $767K |
| Pankit J Vachhani Birmingham, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 84 | 11 | $749K |
| Alexis M Cruz-Chacon San Juan, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 46 | Under 11 | $742K |
| Mohamad O Khawandanah Oklahoma City, OK | Hematology-Oncology | 54 | Under 11 | $740K |
| Anna Koget Pittsburgh, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 45 | Under 11 | $734K |
| Bruce Smith Baltimore, MD | Medical Oncology | 81 | 11 | $734K |
| Asim R Pati Spartanburg, SC | Hematology-Oncology | 44 | Under 11 | $706K |
| Santa M Merle Guaynabo, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 76 | Under 11 | $704K |
| Geoffrey L Uy Saint Louis, MO | Medical Oncology | 51 | Under 11 | $701K |
| Heather M Fox Ann Arbor, MI | Physician Assistant | 43 | Under 11 | $696K |
| Lindsey M Shanahan Worcester, MA | Physician Assistant | 41 | Under 11 | $694K |
| Samuel A Gonzalez Guayama, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 54 | Under 11 | $677K |
| Suzanne T Ludlum New Hyde Park, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 44 | Under 11 | $672K |
| Srinivas K Tantravahi Salt Lake City, UT | Hematology | 58 | 12 | $632K |
| Julie T Chan Moore, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | Under 11 | $626K |
| Graciany Miranda Humacao, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 52 | Under 11 | $626K |
| Rajiv Khanna Beckley, WV | Hematology-Oncology | 39 | Under 11 | $621K |
| Marisa J Hine New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 58 | 11 | $620K |
| Craig S Boddy Honolulu, HI | Hematology-Oncology | 43 | Under 11 | $616K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| BMS Primarycare BMY | 38,789 | $518.3M |