Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$12.8M
+20.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,358
$3,818.86 per claim
Patients
996
849 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$12.8M
$12,875.23 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $12.8M for Apretude in 2024, for 3,358 prescriptions and refills to 996 patients (up 20.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,818.86.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Apretude in 2024: $2.1M for 556 claims, followed by Florida ($1.6M).
Anna T Daymon, nurse practitioner in Palm Springs, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Apretude in 2024: 57 claims costing $227K.
Apretude is made by GSK plc (GSK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Viiv Healthcare.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna T Daymon Palm Springs, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 57 | 16 | $227K |
| Trent M Broadus Palm Springs, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 54 | 16 | $214K |
| Alvin Choy |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 226 | 685 | 243 | $2.7M |
| 2023 | 637 | 2,642 | 708 | $10.7M |
| 2024 | 849 | 3,358 | 996 | $12.8M |
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.
| Pharmacist |
| 29 |
| 11 |
| $102K |
| Dylan Baker Atlanta, GA | Hospitalist | 22 | Under 11 | $81K |
| Jennifer L Kuretski West Palm Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $80K |
| Janet Grochowski San Francisco, CA | Pharmacist | 22 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Mark L Tanner Atlanta, GA | Family Practice | 17 | Under 11 | $73K |
| Daniel N Brown Ft Lauderdale, FL | Physician Assistant | 21 | Under 11 | $71K |
| Elysia M Cerreta-Dial Stratford, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $66K |
| Kevin Tangonan Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 16 | Under 11 | $63K |
| Cyril R Gaultier Palm Springs, CA | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $63K |
| Kush K Patel Largo, FL | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $61K |
| Phyllis E Phillips Memphis, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Doris Obando-Larguet Boston, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Alexander N Tatangelo Pittsburgh, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Roxanne F Underwood Johnson City, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Rosemarie L Surowiec Rochester, NY | Physician Assistant | 15 | Under 11 | $58K |
| Joann Jackson Pittsburgh, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $56K |
| Gary Blick Norwalk, CT | Infectious Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $55K |
| William M Handy Abingdon, VA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Dana C Barnes Jacksonville, FL | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Adam J Strosberg Fort Lauderdale, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Joao Rodrigues Wilton Manors, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Paolo V Troia-Cancio Elk Grove, CA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Makhawadee Pongruangporn Louisville, KY | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $48K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Viiv Healthcare GSK | 3,358 | $12.8M |