Plecanatide
Brand name: Trulance
Rank #367 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$26.6M
Total Cost
36,026
Total Claims
$26.6M
Total Cost
1,661
Prescribers
$738
Cost per Claim
3,100
Beneficiaries
47,453
30-Day Fills
$16K
Avg Cost/Provider
22
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.01%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$26.6M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $26.6M total
🔎 Data Overview
Average cost of $8,582 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 Plecanatide
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Kong | Physician Assistant | Brooklyn, NY | 384 | $248K |
| 2 | Gopal Narasimhan | Internal Medicine | New York, NY | 329 | $231K |
| 3 | Viplove Senadhi | Gastroenterology | Montgomery, AL | 168 | $165K |
| 4 | Mark Azbel | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 110 | $135K |
| 5 | Tu Truong | Internal Medicine | San Diego, CA | 96 | $124K |
| 6 | Hoover Royals | Family Practice | Dover, NC | 213 | $122K |
| 7 | Karo Isagholian | Internal Medicine | Glendale, CA | 187 | $112K |
| 8 | Mikhail Korogluyev | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 167 | $100K |
| 9 | Breana Baker | Physician Assistant | Avondale, AZ | 131 | $100K |
| 10 | Ramesh Gupta | Gastroenterology | Fair Lawn, NJ | 69 | $88K |
| 11 | Yuriy Israel | Gastroenterology | Forest Hills, NY | 114 | $87K |
| 12 | Armine Sarkisian | Gastroenterology | Glendale, CA | 133 | $85K |
| 13 | Jeremy Clark | Nurse Practitioner | Bessemer, AL | 89 | $82K |
| 14 | Grigoriy Goldenberg | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 135 | $79K |
| 15 | William Mclaughlin | Gastroenterology | Dothan, AL | 78 | $76K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 364 | Insulin Aspart (Niacinamide) (Fiasp Flextouch) | $27.0M | 24,598 |
| 365 | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide (Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide) | $26.8M | 2,304,445 |
| 366 | Dofetilide (Dofetilide) | $26.7M | 98,814 |
| 367 | Plecanatide (Trulance) | $26.6M | 36,026 |
| 368 | Ursodiol (Ursodiol) | $26.6M | 123,719 |
| 369 | Glycerol Phenylbutyrate (Ravicti) | $26.6M | 268 |
| 370 | Doravirine (Pifeltro) | $26.4M | 14,437 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology