Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$606K
-20.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
223
$2,715.92 per claim
Patients
22
21 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$606K
$27,529.59 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $606K for Veletri in 2024, for 223 prescriptions and refills to 22 patients (down 20.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,715.92.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Veletri in 2024: $130K for 74 claims, followed by Missouri ($95K).
Murali M Chakinala, pulmonary disease in Saint Louis, MO, had the highest Medicare cost for Veletri in 2024: 12 claims costing $95K.
Veletri is made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), listed in the Medicare spending data as Actelion Pharma.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murali M Chakinala Saint Louis, MO | Pulmonary Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $95K |
| Catherine J Markin Portland, OR | Pulmonary Disease | 52 | Under 11 | $94K |
| David S Poch |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21 | 212 | 22 | $743K |
| 2023 | 22 | 254 | 23 | $760K |
| 2024 | 21 | 223 | 22 | $606K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Pulmonary Disease |
| 56 |
| Under 11 |
| $54K |
| Osama M Mahmoud Memphis, TN | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 11 | Under 11 | $43K |
| John W McConnell Louisville, KY | Pulmonary Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Actelion Pharma JNJ | 223 | $606K |