Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$41.2M
-22.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
87K
$471.61 per claim
Patients
26K
20,211 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$41.3M
$1,567.47 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $41.2M for Atovaquone in 2024, for 87,410 prescriptions and refills to 26,303 patients (down 22.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $471.61.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Atovaquone in 2024: $6.7M for 14,064 claims, followed by California ($5.3M).
Megan K O'Rourke, nurse practitioner in Philadelphia, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Atovaquone in 2024: 296 claims costing $145K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan K O'Rourke Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 296 | 48 | $145K |
| Walaa Dabbas Chicago, IL | Nephrology | 180 | 34 | $121K |
| Nathaniel T Marchetti |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,714 | 63,352 | 18,244 | $53.1M |
| 2023 | 17,221 | 71,651 | 21,800 | $53.3M |
| 2024 | 20,211 | 87,410 | 26,303 | $41.2M |
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.
| Pulmonary Disease |
| 219 |
| 34 |
| $118K |
| Kapilkumar N Patel Winston Salem, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 175 | 40 | $114K |
| Ruchi H Naik Philadelphia, PA | Nephrology | 225 | 42 | $113K |
| Jessica E Miller Boston, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 205 | 37 | $109K |
| David C Neujahr Atlanta, GA | Pulmonary Disease | 145 | 34 | $107K |
| Ashish Saharia Houston, TX | General Surgery | 149 | 41 | $106K |
| Zahraa Hajjiri Detroit, MI | Nephrology | 183 | 39 | $104K |
| Tanya M Bronzell-Wynder Camden, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 164 | 35 | $88K |
| Margaret R Nolan New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 164 | 27 | $87K |
| Ignatius Tang Chicago, IL | Nephrology | 119 | 26 | $85K |
| Shirley M Marshall Boston, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 174 | 37 | $83K |
| Tabitha Duncan Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 93 | 23 | $83K |
| Rafael Khaim New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 83 | 27 | $80K |
| Sajid Q Ansari Chicago, IL | Nephrology | 97 | 19 | $78K |
| Kamyar Afshar San Diego, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 131 | 24 | $74K |
| Kenneth B Liegner Pawling, NY | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $70K |
| Melissa T Israel San Antonio, TX | Physician Assistant | 140 | 33 | $68K |
| Rahat Hussain Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 79 | 21 | $65K |
| Michael S O'Connor Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 171 | 38 | $65K |
| Catherine S Yuen New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 96 | 19 | $64K |
| Alice Peng Los Angeles, CA | Nephrology | 125 | 31 | $63K |
| Genevieve C Reilly New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 86 | 18 | $63K |
| Susanna Wendelboe New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 74 | 27 | $61K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Pharmace | 36,544 | $17.9M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 22,457 | $10.6M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 10,842 | $4.6M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 9,821 | $4.5M |
| Bionpharma Inc. | 4,105 | $1.9M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 2,265 | $1.1M |
| KVK-Tech, Inc. | 1,341 | $556K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 35 | $14K |
| Pai Holding, Ll | 20 | $7,279 |
| Vistapharm/Pai | 16 | $6,378 |
| Major Pharmaceu | 12 | $4,911 |