Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$112.7M
-13.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
54K
$2,096.92 per claim
Patients
7,184
4,903 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$112.7M
$15,683.95 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $112.7M for Isentress in 2024, for 53,733 prescriptions and refills to 7,184 patients (down 13.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,096.92.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Isentress in 2024: $16.9M for 6,585 claims, followed by New York ($16.8M).
Rashan J Jones, nurse practitioner in Jacksonville, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Isentress in 2024: 846 claims costing $1.7M.
Isentress is made by Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Merck Sharp & D.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashan J Jones Jacksonville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 846 | 819 | $1.7M |
| Lucy S Ung Loma Linda, CA | Pharmacist | 121 | 32 | $663K |
| Jose M Lares-Guia |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,864 | 72,768 | 8,672 | $146.2M |
| 2023 | 5,412 | 61,385 | 7,469 | $130.5M |
| 2024 | 4,903 | 53,733 | 7,184 | $112.7M |
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.
| General Practice |
| 255 |
| 22 |
| $495K |
| Michael P Mullen New York, NY | Infectious Disease | 226 | 21 | $453K |
| Jill Frickenhaus New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 193 | 25 | $420K |
| Paul L Sacamano Tucson, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 194 | 19 | $414K |
| Margaret J Gorensek Fort Lauderdale, FL | Internal Medicine | 180 | 16 | $392K |
| Gloria S Cha Los Angeles, CA | Pharmacist | 62 | 30 | $389K |
| Ardis A Moe Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 169 | 19 | $370K |
| Waref Azmeh Baton Rouge, LA | Infectious Disease | 171 | 16 | $341K |
| Andrew C McNeil Sacramento, CA | Internal Medicine | 58 | 14 | $321K |
| Dong Phuong H Nguyen San Francisco, CA | Pharmacist | 50 | 16 | $312K |
| Leia M Hoang San Diego, CA | Pharmacist | 46 | 14 | $295K |
| Jennifer J Chang Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 45 | 15 | $289K |
| Joseph C Gathe Jr. Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 134 | 17 | $280K |
| Noah Lee Oakland Park, FL | Family Practice | 136 | 13 | $278K |
| William Briggs Louisville, KY | Physician Assistant | 146 | 16 | $277K |
| Douglas K Beers Portland, OR | Internal Medicine | 130 | 13 | $272K |
| Mark E Higgins San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 136 | 14 | $269K |
| Steven Johnson Aurora, CO | Infectious Disease | 137 | 12 | $268K |
| Akinwale O Olatosi Camden, SC | Internal Medicine | 140 | 13 | $268K |
| Joseph A Fedrick Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 135 | 17 | $263K |
| John P Doweiko Boston, MA | Internal Medicine | 124 | 14 | $256K |
| Victor S Moore Palm Springs, CA | Physician Assistant | 116 | 16 | $256K |
| Daniel N Brown Ft Lauderdale, FL | Physician Assistant | 126 | 16 | $244K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & D MRK | 53,765 | $112.7M |