Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.3M
-19.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,545
$886.68 per claim
Patients
390
448 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.3M
$5,786.12 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.3M for Adefovir Dipivoxil in 2024, for 2,545 prescriptions and refills to 390 patients (down 19.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $886.68.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Adefovir Dipivoxil in 2024: $665K for 914 claims, followed by New York ($244K).
Shing-Hwa Lai, nurse practitioner in Richmond, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Adefovir Dipivoxil in 2024: 75 claims costing $44K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shing-Hwa Lai Richmond, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Syeda S Husain Anaheim, CA | Gastroenterology | 42 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Mark Wong |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 516 | 3,240 | 469 | $3.4M |
| 2023 | 470 | 2,797 | 418 | $2.8M |
| 2024 | 448 | 2,545 | 390 | $2.3M |
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 16 |
| Under 11 |
| $19K |
| Susan D Farrales-Nguyen Stanford, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Kimberly A Cusato Oakland, CA | Gastroenterology | 30 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Gurcharn Singh Lancaster, CA | Internal Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Daniel Lamptey Sioux City, IA | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Jamile Wakim-Fleming Cleveland, OH | Gastroenterology | 24 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Thomas M Tseng Monterey Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Jenny C Risman Anaheim, CA | Gastroenterology | 21 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Brian P McAllister Wyomissing, PA | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Sheila C Reddy Austin, TX | Gastroenterology | 19 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Thaddeus J Grabowy Tinton Falls, NJ | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Tracey G Simon Boston, MA | Gastroenterology | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Jennifer B Leonard Meridian, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $10K |
| George O Alonso Elmhurst, NY | Infectious Disease | 18 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Chun Hung Hsuih Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Kathy Mei San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Shant A Hamamah Panorama City, CA | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Lacey D Seay Chickasha, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Jean M Welsh Silver Spring, MD | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Phillip Comalander Foley, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $9,961 |
| Yong Chen Pomona, NY | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $9,763 |
| Diane S Varnadore Henderson, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $9,537 |
| David M Wolfson Brooklyn, NY | Gastroenterology | 13 | Under 11 | $9,421 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sigmapharm Labo | 2,528 | $2.2M |
| Apotex Corp | 17 | $9,034 |