Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.3M
+88.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,253
$14,616.18 per claim
Patients
596
435 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.3M for Sunlenca in 2024, for 1,253 prescriptions and refills to 596 patients (up 88.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $14,616.18.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Sunlenca in 2024: $2.6M for 181 claims, followed by Florida ($2.3M).
Cyril R Gaultier, infectious disease in Palm Springs, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Sunlenca in 2024: 31 claims costing $460K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril R Gaultier Palm Springs, CA | Infectious Disease | 31 | 15 | $460K |
| Waref Azmeh Baton Rouge, LA | Infectious Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $358K |
| Jeanette Cancel |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 234 | 726 | 320 | $9.7M |
| 2024 | 435 | 1,253 | 596 | $18.3M |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 15 |
| Under 11 |
| $257K |
| Janet Grochowski San Francisco, CA | Pharmacist | 18 | Under 11 | $234K |
| Daniel A Warner Ormond Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $217K |
| Martha L Greenwald Indianapolis, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $216K |
| Margaret H White Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $204K |
| Jeffrey Burack Oakland, CA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $202K |
| Joseph P McGowan Manhasset, NY | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $196K |
| Patricia Carr Reese Lancaster, PA | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $193K |
| Cassie L Kuppelweiser Greensboro, NC | Pharmacist | 12 | Under 11 | $167K |