Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$36.8M
-25.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.0M
$18.31 per claim
Patients
696K
280,641 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $36.8M for Acyclovir in 2024, for 2,008,899 prescriptions and refills to 695,918 patients (down 25.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $18.31.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Acyclovir in 2024: $5.2M for 275,847 claims, followed by Florida ($3.8M).
Natella Yagoudaeva, physician assistant in Rego Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Acyclovir in 2024: 25 claims costing $77K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natella Yagoudaeva Rego Park, NY | Physician Assistant | 25 | Under 11 | $77K |
| Ferid Osmanovic Astoria, NY | Internal Medicine | 37 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Rosa Calderon |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 271,310 | 1,861,715 | 663,252 | $52.0M |
| 2023 | 273,891 | 1,898,408 | 669,690 | $49.4M |
| 2024 | 280,641 | 2,008,899 | 695,918 | $36.8M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 263 |
| 32 |
| $30K |
| Mark R Gacek Mobile, AL | Otolaryngology | 1,098 | 522 | $26K |
| Vlad Nusinovich West Hollywood, CA | Internal Medicine | 131 | 30 | $26K |
| Lidia Zacharski Glen Cove, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 32 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Boris Khorets Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 63 | 14 | $20K |
| Gilberto Cota Lemon Grove, CA | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Hangjun Jang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 38 | 17 | $17K |
| Ritu Saini New York, NY | Dermatology | 11 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Catharine E Skoog Milwaukee, WI | Physician Assistant | 566 | 202 | $16K |
| Shawn D Couture Riverside, CA | Family Practice | 18 | 11 | $16K |
| 1528165008 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 29 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Mark Barats West Hollywood, CA | Nephrology | 56 | 20 | $15K |
| Yerma Valdes Gonzalez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | 23 | $14K |
| Alex M Su Houston, TX | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Susan M Levine New York, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 108 | 39 | $14K |
| Brett T Brinker Grand Rapids, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 905 | 194 | $14K |
| Katie L Zellner Milwaukee, WI | Physician Assistant | 528 | 149 | $13K |
| Viktoriya Aleksandrovich Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 41 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Duc H Phan Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 87 | 42 | $13K |
| Matthew Nussbaum Allentown, PA | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Kevin L Jackson Opelika, AL | Internal Medicine | 45 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Loren J Bartels Tampa, FL | Otolaryngology | 354 | 104 | $12K |
| Megan S Inkeles Los Angeles, CA | Dermatology | 16 | Under 11 | $12K |