Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.1M
-42.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
16K
$187.41 per claim
Patients
2,349
2,277 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.1M
$1,299.05 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.1M for Abacavir in 2024, for 16,298 prescriptions and refills to 2,349 patients (down 42.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $187.41.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Abacavir in 2024: $406K for 2,309 claims, followed by California ($314K).
Tom F Hrisomalos, infectious disease in Bloomington, IN, had the highest Medicare cost for Abacavir in 2024: 67 claims costing $26K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom F Hrisomalos Bloomington, IN | Infectious Disease | 67 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Chandralekha Banerjee Baltimore, MD | Infectious Disease | 50 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Mandy C Rainey |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,161 | 24,329 | 3,453 | $7.0M |
| 2023 | 2,617 | 19,634 | 2,807 | $5.3M |
| 2024 | 2,277 | 16,298 | 2,349 | $3.1M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 77 |
| 11 |
| $14K |
| Peter A Sklar Philadelphia, PA | Infectious Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Kehinde A Eguakun Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Stacey R Rose Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 19 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Margaret Hoffman-Terry Allentown, PA | Infectious Disease | 24 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Vonda L Blasick Harrisburg, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Andrea R Scott Oklahoma City, OK | Infectious Disease | 33 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Jack D Bissett Austin, TX | Infectious Disease | 50 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Michael O Stuart Baton Rouge, LA | Internal Medicine | 74 | 12 | $11K |
| William T Blake Atlanta, GA | Infectious Disease | 49 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Andrea Gonzalez Newport News, VA | Infectious Disease | 38 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Jeffrey A Lederman New Rochelle, NY | Infectious Disease | 27 | Under 11 | $9,912 |
| 1669542023 | Infectious Disease | 21 | Under 11 | $9,867 |
| Waref Azmeh Baton Rouge, LA | Infectious Disease | 17 | Under 11 | $9,698 |
| Kensley Nichols Lynchburg, VA | Infectious Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $9,161 |
| Robert E Leininger Canton, OH | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $8,928 |
| Mary L Eschete Houma, LA | Internal Medicine | 53 | Under 11 | $8,582 |
| Natalie N Vanek Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 39 | Under 11 | $8,359 |
| Keith Luckett Cincinnati, OH | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $8,315 |
| Deborah L Fredell-Gonzalez Salinas, CA | Physician Assistant | 15 | Under 11 | $8,223 |
| Marc A Johnson Charlotte, NC | Internal Medicine | 50 | Under 11 | $8,201 |
| Philip C Johnson III Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 37 | Under 11 | $8,139 |
| Mark Condoluci Voorhees, NJ | Infectious Disease | 29 | Under 11 | $7,964 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Pharmace | 6,492 | $1.3M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 4,730 | $809K |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 2,836 | $457K |
| Mylan VTRS | 2,048 | $397K |
| Rising Pharm | 200 | $41K |