Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$94.4M
+12.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.5M
$62.01 per claim
Patients
1.5M
108,122 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$94.4M
$62.45 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $94.4M for Boostrix Tdap in 2024, for 1,521,764 prescriptions and refills to 1,511,060 patients (up 12.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $62.01.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Boostrix Tdap in 2024: $9.1M for 148,308 claims, followed by Illinois ($8.4M).
Armaghan Azad, emergency medicine in Moreno Valley, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Boostrix Tdap in 2024: 75,915 claims costing $4.6M.
Boostrix Tdap is made by GSK plc (GSK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Glaxosmithkline.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armaghan Azad Moreno Valley, CA | Emergency Medicine | 75,915 | 75,523 | $4.6M |
| Cedric E Davis II Parker, AZ | Family Practice | 73,090 | 72,715 | $4.3M |
| Rushdi Alul |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 87,808 | 762,481 | 758,512 | $48.8M |
| 2023 | 102,183 | 1,258,003 | 1,250,023 | $83.9M |
| 2024 | 108,122 | 1,521,764 | 1,511,060 | $94.4M |
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.
| Emergency Medicine |
| 32,846 |
| 32,717 |
| $2.0M |
| Ruth E Mays Highland Park, MI | Family Practice | 30,004 | 29,870 | $2.0M |
| Daniel R Bauer Charlotte, NC | Internal Medicine | 31,374 | 31,223 | $1.9M |
| Eldridge G Burns Jr. Seward, NE | Family Practice | 32,326 | 32,149 | $1.9M |
| John R Bogdasarian Fitchburg, MA | Otolaryngology | 26,866 | 26,757 | $1.7M |
| Marc R Watkins Nashville, TN | Preventive Medicine | 23,521 | 23,458 | $1.6M |
| Richard D Clark Marietta, OH | Family Practice | 25,278 | 25,175 | $1.5M |
| Shaun D Gill Doylestown, PA | Hospitalist | 24,086 | 23,985 | $1.5M |
| Annette V Wagner Wilkes Barre, PA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 22,961 | 22,858 | $1.4M |
| Ikenna S Nzeogu Tazewell, VA | Internal Medicine | 22,097 | 22,003 | $1.3M |
| Jason A Torrente Hamilton, NJ | Family Practice | 21,732 | 21,625 | $1.3M |
| Anthony J Oliva Jr. San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine | 22,521 | 22,389 | $1.3M |
| Jai G Wadhwani Williamsville, NY | Cardiology | 19,065 | 18,964 | $1.2M |
| Alejandra Moscoso-Agosto McKinney, TX | Family Practice | 19,344 | 19,317 | $1.1M |
| Martin A Duclos Conway, SC | Internal Medicine | 16,725 | 16,660 | $991K |
| Michael Stanford Trussville, AL | Family Practice | 14,777 | 14,699 | $880K |
| Daisy-Scarlett Maccallum Walnut Creek, CA | Family Practice | 12,465 | 12,441 | $778K |
| Lindsay M Weaver Indianapolis, IN | Emergency Medicine | 12,921 | 12,868 | $760K |
| Karen M Donaldson Baltimore, MD | Family Practice | 11,836 | 11,784 | $729K |
| Winnie L Mann Redmond, WA | Specialist | 10,795 | 10,772 | $724K |
| Scott Murray Sioux City, IA | Emergency Medicine | 11,475 | 11,446 | $721K |
| Kenneth D Phillips Jr. Cape Girardeau, MO | Family Practice | 11,906 | 11,854 | $704K |
| Daniel L Icenogle Viroqua, WI | Family Practice | 11,532 | 11,474 | $682K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Glaxosmithkline GSK | 1,522,277 | $94.4M |