Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$123.2M
+3.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
155K
$794.56 per claim
Patients
45K
24,448 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$123.2M
$2,761.79 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $123.2M for Trulance in 2024, for 155,032 prescriptions and refills to 44,603 patients (up 3.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $794.56.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Trulance in 2024: $12.3M for 17,317 claims, followed by Texas ($10.8M).
Gevork J Maissian, internal medicine in Glendale, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Trulance in 2024: 575 claims costing $323K.
Trulance is made by Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC), listed in the Medicare spending data as Salix Pharmaceu.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gevork J Maissian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 575 | 76 | $323K |
| Anthony P Chan New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 456 | 138 | $268K |
| Chun T Wong New York, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19,353 | 122,249 | 35,480 | $88.9M |
| 2023 | 22,760 | 147,969 | 41,821 | $119.2M |
| 2024 | 24,448 | 155,032 | 44,603 | $123.2M |
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 |
| 309 |
| 61 |
| $174K |
| Rosa Calderon Passaic, NJ | Internal Medicine | 161 | 40 | $173K |
| Erick H Alayo Chula Vista, CA | Gastroenterology | 282 | 70 | $164K |
| Li Q Zhang New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 260 | 65 | $148K |
| Muhammad T Selevany Clifton, NJ | Internal Medicine | 133 | 34 | $136K |
| 1174732663 | Internal Medicine | 228 | 61 | $135K |
| Alyson L Mandel Fall River, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 157 | 37 | $133K |
| Steven Kong Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 232 | 42 | $129K |
| Fausto A Gonzalez South Ozone Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 186 | 32 | $116K |
| Travis J Rutland Dothan, AL | Gastroenterology | 147 | 43 | $112K |
| Jaroslav I Goldman Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 176 | 41 | $110K |
| Mikhail Y Korogluyev Brooklyn, NY | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 193 | 31 | $107K |
| Breana L Baker Phoenix, AZ | Physician Assistant | 142 | 46 | $106K |
| Julio E Albarran New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 132 | 53 | $105K |
| Nicholas Roditis Astoria, NY | Gastroenterology | 140 | 44 | $100K |
| Christopher D Bui Santa Ana, CA | Internal Medicine | 162 | 47 | $100K |
| Samuel J Tarwater Dothan, AL | Gastroenterology | 95 | 32 | $98K |
| Mark Azbel Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 125 | 33 | $97K |
| Michael Cline Warrensville Heights, OH | Gastroenterology | 138 | 30 | $97K |
| Jignesh P Shah Houston, TX | Gastroenterology | 157 | 61 | $97K |
| Wei Y Sun New York, NY | Nephrology | 172 | 31 | $96K |
| Elena Anisimova Denver, CO | Internal Medicine | 166 | 34 | $95K |
| Angela S Chan Bell Gardens, CA | Internal Medicine | 148 | 36 | $94K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceu BHC | 155,096 | $123.2M |