Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$120.7M
+953.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
207K
$583.91 per claim
Patients
204K
67,849 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$120.7M
$591.30 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $120.7M for Lagevrio (Eua) in 2024, for 206,669 prescriptions and refills to 204,085 patients (up 953.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $583.91.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Lagevrio (Eua) in 2024: $11.8M for 19,830 claims, followed by New York ($9.3M).
Bartho Caponi III, internal medicine in Madison, WI, had the highest Medicare cost for Lagevrio (Eua) in 2024: 444 claims costing $276K.
Lagevrio (Eua) is made by Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Merck Sharp & D.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartho Caponi III Madison, WI | Internal Medicine | 444 | 440 | $276K |
| Charlene Vitale Rochester, NY | Internal Medicine | 81 | 76 | $65K |
| Davert Pardo |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 76,320 | 355,966 | 352,596 | $3.5M |
| 2023 | 85,168 | 383,717 | 377,997 | $11.5M |
| 2024 | 67,849 | 206,669 | 204,085 | $120.7M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 81 |
| 81 |
| $61K |
| David D Dargis Alpena, MI | Family Practice | 64 | 60 | $58K |
| Sherry L Wheelock Buffalo, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 70 | 67 | $57K |
| Cristina G Sira Lombard, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 52 | 52 | $54K |
| Geetha P Jacob Huntsville, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 53 | 53 | $52K |
| Nelson K Aweh Cambridge, MA | Internal Medicine | 52 | 52 | $51K |
| Carlos A Vargas Asheville, NC | Family Practice | 50 | 48 | $49K |
| Mary E Radosevich Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 85 | 85 | $45K |
| Ivey D Thompson Charlotte, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | 48 | $44K |
| Todd L Fulcher Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 48 | 46 | $44K |
| Raymundo Castillo Jr. Brownsville, TX | Physician Assistant | 49 | 48 | $43K |
| Archie D Hooper IV Demopolis, AL | Emergency Medicine | 50 | 50 | $43K |
| George A Morris Saint Cloud, MN | Family Practice | 101 | 101 | $42K |
| Kimberly A Baptiste Asheville, NC | Internal Medicine | 40 | 39 | $40K |
| Emily H Crawford Bryson City, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 45 | 43 | $39K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 44 | 44 | $39K |
| Manish K Mishra Pottsville, PA | Internal Medicine | 43 | 42 | $39K |
| Courtney B Lott Glens Falls, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | 36 | $38K |
| Andrea Leong San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | 55 | $38K |
| James Morris Sheffield, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | 50 | $38K |
| Matthew R Arenibas Las Cruces, NM | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 48 | $38K |
| John E Lloyd Lancaster, OH | Family Practice | 38 | 38 | $38K |
| Dallis M Bowditch Logansport, IN | Family Practice | 37 | 34 | $37K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & D MRK | 206,734 | $120.7M |