Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.7M
+705.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
30K
$122.39 per claim
Patients
30K
4,224 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.7M
$125.14 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.7M for Suflave in 2024, for 30,360 prescriptions and refills to 29,694 patients (up 705.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $122.39.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Suflave in 2024: $530K for 4,310 claims, followed by Florida ($372K).
Kevin Sieja, gastroenterology in Denver, CO, had the highest Medicare cost for Suflave in 2024: 274 claims costing $35K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sieja Denver, CO | Gastroenterology | 274 | 269 | $35K |
| Meiting Liang New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 189 | 187 | $24K |
| Aminur R Khan Baltimore, MD |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,146 | 3,487 | 3,461 | $462K |
| 2024 | 4,224 | 30,360 | 29,694 | $3.7M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
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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 |
| 142 |
| 140 |
| $17K |
| Todd Stasik Altoona, PA | Physician Assistant | 138 | 138 | $16K |
| Naishadh N Raghuwanshi Murrieta, CA | Gastroenterology | 129 | 126 | $15K |
| Joshua G Vandersteen Ogden, UT | Internal Medicine | 119 | 116 | $15K |
| Adnan Nadir Carrollton, TX | Gastroenterology | 113 | 111 | $14K |
| Jay A Young Knoxville, TN | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 114 | 109 | $14K |
| Lori Saunders Murrieta, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 110 | 107 | $14K |
| Hui Wu Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 107 | 106 | $13K |
| Timothy D Vanfrank Corpus Christi, TX | Gastroenterology | 98 | 96 | $12K |
| Abdur Rauf Springfield, OH | Gastroenterology | 98 | 96 | $12K |
| Jayna Noreikis Avon, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 93 | 93 | $12K |
| Robbie S Pitre Baton Rouge, LA | Physician Assistant | 94 | 94 | $11K |
| Nuzhat Iqbal Longmont, CO | Gastroenterology | 94 | 93 | $11K |
| Craig M Stein Mesa, AZ | Gastroenterology | 92 | 90 | $11K |
| Gerald S Weinstein Watertown, NY | Internal Medicine | 95 | 94 | $11K |
| Kayla A Simpson Harrisburg, PA | Physician Assistant | 94 | 94 | $11K |
| Thomas Trouillot Denver, CO | Gastroenterology | 88 | 88 | $11K |
| Lawrence J Parker Jr. Mobile, AL | Gastroenterology | 87 | 83 | $11K |
| Aamer Agha Plano, TX | Gastroenterology | 87 | 85 | $11K |
| Sanjay Verma Avondale, AZ | Gastroenterology | 86 | 85 | $11K |
| Jennifer W Brenner Denver, CO | Gastroenterology | 85 | 85 | $11K |
| Hays L Arnold III Live Oak, TX | Gastroenterology | 86 | 85 | $11K |
| Lawrence Parsons East Hampton, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 85 | 84 | $11K |
| Spending |
|---|
| Braintree Labs. | 30,370 | $3.7M |