Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$20.4M
-40.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
6,082
$3,357.76 per claim
Patients
635
522 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$20.4M
$32,160.46 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $20.4M for Bosentan in 2024, for 6,082 prescriptions and refills to 635 patients (down 40.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,357.76.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Bosentan in 2024: $2.2M for 406 claims, followed by New York ($1.3M).
Vallerie V McLaughlin, cardiology in Ann Arbor, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Bosentan in 2024: 99 claims costing $593K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallerie V McLaughlin Ann Arbor, MI | Cardiology | 99 | Under 11 | $593K |
| Christine L Archer Chicko Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 101 | 11 | $558K |
| Kevin J Vaska |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 636 | 7,659 | 831 | $30.1M |
| 2023 | 572 | 6,792 | 715 | $34.3M |
| 2024 | 522 | 6,082 | 635 | $20.4M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 118 |
| 11 |
| $385K |
| Rodolfo M Pascual Winston Salem, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 37 | Under 11 | $286K |
| Joseph G Parambil Cleveland, OH | Pulmonary Disease | 48 | Under 11 | $272K |
| Micah R Fisher Atlanta, GA | Pulmonary Disease | 88 | Under 11 | $253K |
| Kerri A Smith Philadelphia, PA | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 29 | Under 11 | $245K |
| Emily Fedewa San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 54 | Under 11 | $234K |
| Timothy L Williamson Kansas City, KS | Pulmonary Disease | 29 | Under 11 | $233K |
| Hayah M Kassis-George Pittsburgh, PA | Cardiology | 22 | Under 11 | $219K |
| Rajan Saggar Los Angeles, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $217K |
| Nancy A Barker Boston, MA | Physician Assistant | 29 | Under 11 | $193K |
| Jamie R Lujan Las Cruces, NM | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $189K |
| David Badesch Aurora, CO | Pulmonary Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $187K |
| Jeffrey S Lessar Winchester, VA | Pulmonary Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $172K |
| David H Lindner Naples, FL | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 21 | Under 11 | $162K |
| Frank Cefali New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $154K |
| Curtis J Daniels Columbus, OH | Adult Congenital Heart Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $150K |
| Vlad Dimitriu Topeka, KS | Pulmonary Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $143K |
| Barry K Rayburn Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 40 | Under 11 | $143K |
| Terry A Fortin Durham, NC | Cardiology | 91 | Under 11 | $140K |
| Harold I Palevsky Philadelphia, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 30 | Under 11 | $135K |
| Meredith M Walker Jonesboro, AR | Pulmonary Disease | 24 | Under 11 | $134K |
| Sophy Dedopoulos New Hyde Park, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $133K |
| Lisa Kennedy Memphis, TN | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $129K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 3,052 | $9.9M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 2,514 | $9.5M |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 516 | $1.0M |