Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$16.5M
-9.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
38K
$433.31 per claim
Patients
11K
8,892 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$16.5M
$1,486.80 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $16.5M for Steglatro in 2024, for 38,141 prescriptions and refills to 11,112 patients (down 9.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $433.31.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Steglatro in 2024: $4.2M for 8,394 claims, followed by New York ($3.0M).
Stella Ilyayeva, internal medicine in Rego Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Steglatro in 2024: 219 claims costing $94K.
Steglatro is made by Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Merck Sharp & D.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 219 | 41 | $94K |
| Jambur E Chandrashekar Indio, CA | Internal Medicine | 60 | 18 | $45K |
| Jesse L Guadiz |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,974 | 35,225 | 11,263 | $17.3M |
| 2023 | 9,282 | 36,863 | 11,544 | $18.2M |
| 2024 | 8,892 | 38,141 | 11,112 | $16.5M |
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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.
| Family Practice |
| 61 |
| 11 |
| $38K |
| Daniel Franco San Bernardino, CA | General Practice | 49 | 12 | $37K |
| Hemchand Kolli Hemet, CA | Internal Medicine | 47 | 15 | $28K |
| Syed F Azam Rancho Mirage, CA | Internal Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Maria Rodriguez Colton, CA | Family Practice | 26 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Robert A Loera Hemet, CA | Internal Medicine | 42 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Tracy A Preston Loma Linda, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Shannon H Sicat Orange, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 53 | 12 | $21K |
| Rebecca Gass Pittsburgh, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 135 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Hisham J Abukamleh Apple Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 46 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Joshua Winn Indio, CA | Family Practice | 25 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Afshin Hamidi Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Endocrinology | 30 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Nancy S Meng Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 40 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Paul M Lopez Colton, CA | Internal Medicine | 48 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Tam T Huynh Northridge, CA | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Muhammad T Selevany Clifton, NJ | Internal Medicine | 31 | 11 | $18K |
| Tony Kastoon San Bernardino, CA | Endocrinology | 38 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Joseph J Fallon Jr. Stratford, NJ | Endocrinology | 21 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Emily J Robison Redlands, CA | Family Practice | 24 | Under 11 | $17K |
| George Villanueva Perris, CA | Family Practice | 43 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Jerry L Jurado Union City, NJ | Family Practice | 27 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Ahmad H Khan Chambersburg, PA | Internal Medicine | 66 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Kazem Seyed Hemet, CA | Endocrinology | 18 | Under 11 | $16K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & D MRK | 38,152 | $16.5M |