Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$544.5M
-7.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
239K
$2,281.20 per claim
Patients
30K
13,201 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$544.7M
$18,048.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $544.5M for Descovy in 2024, for 238,708 prescriptions and refills to 30,165 patients (down 7.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,281.20.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Descovy in 2024: $79.7M for 36,249 claims, followed by California ($70.2M).
Rashan J Jones, nurse practitioner in Jacksonville, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Descovy in 2024: 1,811 claims costing $3.9M.
Descovy is made by Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), listed in the Medicare spending data as Gilead Sciences.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashan J Jones Jacksonville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 1,811 | 1,133 | $3.9M |
| Thomas J McCartney Columbus, OH | General Practice | 1,023 | 160 | $2.1M |
| Trent M Broadus |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12,716 | 259,253 | 30,214 | $573.9M |
| 2023 | 13,218 | 249,076 | 29,496 | $589.6M |
| 2024 | 13,201 | 238,708 | 30,165 | $544.5M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 826 |
| 199 |
| $2.1M |
| Anthony Interrante III Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 940 | 155 | $2.0M |
| Anna T Daymon Palm Springs, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 725 | 190 | $1.9M |
| Michael P Mullen New York, NY | Infectious Disease | 572 | 63 | $1.4M |
| Chet Tharpe Jr. Venice, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 549 | 98 | $1.1M |
| Frank Suppa Far Rockaway, NY | Family Practice | 542 | 77 | $1.1M |
| Patrick J Kenney Oakland Park, FL | Infectious Disease | 496 | 95 | $1.0M |
| Noah Lee Oakland Park, FL | Family Practice | 445 | 54 | $1.0M |
| Lucy S Ung Loma Linda, CA | Pharmacist | 190 | 52 | $965K |
| Lianne Marks Lakewood, CO | Internal Medicine | 471 | 78 | $955K |
| Cecilia D Aduako Georgetown, SC | Infectious Disease | 444 | 36 | $940K |
| Ciomara Socorro Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 445 | 87 | $930K |
| Brian D James Austin, TX | Emergency Medicine | 442 | 84 | $900K |
| William Briggs Louisville, KY | Physician Assistant | 426 | 44 | $890K |
| Sharon D Blue Tampa, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 410 | 57 | $858K |
| Mark Paris Delray Beach, FL | General Practice | 395 | 30 | $847K |
| Cristian E Villegas Palm Springs, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 342 | 54 | $837K |
| John R Jones Oakland Park, FL | Family Practice | 357 | 46 | $834K |
| Stephen A Renae Fort Lauderdale, FL | Infectious Disease | 391 | 52 | $815K |
| Roxanne F Underwood Johnson City, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 379 | 41 | $811K |
| Anna K Person Nashville, TN | Infectious Disease | 362 | 41 | $807K |
| Waref Azmeh Baton Rouge, LA | Infectious Disease | 370 | 34 | $806K |
| Peter L Alpert Bronx, NY | Infectious Disease | 350 | 42 | $787K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences GILD | 238,782 | $544.7M |