Pirfenidone
Rank #199 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$74.1M
Total Cost
17,775
Total Claims
$74.1M
Total Cost
840
Prescribers
$4,168
Cost per Claim
342
Beneficiaries
18,003
30-Day Fills
$88K
Avg Cost/Provider
21
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.03%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$74.1M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $74.1M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $4,168 per prescription, this is a high-cost medication. Expensive drugs drive Medicare spending growth and create access challenges for patients with coverage gaps.
Average cost of $216,626 per patient per year. Medications at this price point significantly impact patient out-of-pocket costs and Medicare spending.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Pirfenidone
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girish Nair | Pulmonary Disease | Royal Oak, MI | 131 | $693K |
| 2 | Robert Kaner | Pulmonary Disease | New York, NY | 50 | $553K |
| 3 | Traci Adams | Pulmonary Disease | Dallas, TX | 122 | $552K |
| 4 | Leslie Tolle | Pulmonary Disease | Cleveland, OH | 111 | $486K |
| 5 | Rachana Krishna | Pulmonary Disease | Charleston, SC | 99 | $447K |
| 6 | Aman Pande | Pulmonary Disease | Westlake, OH | 89 | $408K |
| 7 | Derrick Herman | Pulmonary Disease | Columbus, OH | 102 | $404K |
| 8 | Margaret Salisbury | Pulmonary Disease | Nashville, TN | 48 | $398K |
| 9 | Shashi Bellam | Pulmonary Disease | Evanston, IL | 67 | $356K |
| 10 | Jisha Joshua | Pulmonary Disease | San Diego, CA | 70 | $353K |
| 11 | Tracy Luckhardt | Pulmonary Disease | Birmingham, AL | 66 | $341K |
| 12 | Chao He | Pulmonary Disease | Birmingham, AL | 52 | $332K |
| 13 | Ivan Wong | Pulmonary Disease | Brooklyn, NY | 28 | $328K |
| 14 | Murali Ramaswamy | Pulmonary Disease | Greensboro, NC | 111 | $311K |
| 15 | Rodeo Abrencillo | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Houston, TX | 74 | $298K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | Lidocaine (Lidocaine) | $74.4M | 416,864 |
| 197 | Simvastatin (Simvastatin) | $74.4M | 6,872,746 |
| 198 | Sertraline Hcl (Sertraline Hcl) | $74.3M | 6,472,210 |
| 199 | Pirfenidone (Pirfenidone) | $74.1M | 17,775 |
| 200 | Escitalopram Oxalate (Escitalopram Oxalate) | $73.6M | 4,975,143 |
| 201 | Fingolimod Hcl (Fingolimod) | $72.1M | 10,675 |
| 202 | Brivaracetam (Briviact) | $71.8M | 43,716 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology