Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.8M
-11.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
13K
$210.96 per claim
Patients
2,343
2,336 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.8M
$1,193.12 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.8M for Lamivudine Hbv in 2024, for 13,251 prescriptions and refills to 2,343 patients (down 11.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $210.96.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lamivudine Hbv in 2024: $476K for 1,609 claims, followed by Florida ($323K).
Christopher B O'Brien, internal medicine in Weston, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Lamivudine Hbv in 2024: 49 claims costing $18K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher B O'Brien Weston, FL | Internal Medicine | 49 | 20 | $18K |
| Eric F Martin Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 60 | 15 | $18K |
| Shing-Hwa Lai |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,649 | 15,825 | 2,727 | $3.5M |
| 2023 | 2,523 | 14,293 | 2,511 | $3.2M |
| 2024 | 2,336 | 13,251 | 2,343 | $2.8M |
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 |
| 31 |
| Under 11 |
| $17K |
| Aditya S Pawar Boston, MA | Nephrology | 45 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Makeda S Constable Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Susan D Farrales-Nguyen Stanford, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Joshua Turkeltaub Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 34 | 11 | $10K |
| Andres Riera Reading, PA | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $9,443 |
| Claudia R Praglin San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $9,315 |
| Dawn Korson Indianapolis, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 32 | Under 11 | $9,013 |
| Terence W Friedlander San Francisco, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 24 | Under 11 | $8,939 |
| Amtul Aala Boston, MA | Nephrology | 52 | 12 | $8,822 |
| Michael Grizzanti Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 40 | 11 | $7,945 |
| Susan T Naylor San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $7,545 |
| Minping Liu Boston, MA | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $7,296 |
| Franco H Cabeza Rivera Miami, FL | Nephrology | 55 | Under 11 | $7,291 |
| Michael O Stuart Baton Rouge, LA | Internal Medicine | 62 | Under 11 | $7,220 |
| Spartaco Bellomo Jersey City, NJ | Infectious Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $7,074 |
| Eliana Z Agudelo San Francisco, CA | Physician Assistant | 26 | Under 11 | $6,850 |
| Sheetal Sharma Fort Lauderdale, FL | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $6,787 |
| Consuelo Soldevila-Pico Gainesville, FL | Gastroenterology | 26 | Under 11 | $6,739 |
| Dana L Jakoubek San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $6,673 |
| Maryanne Onitolo Cliffwood, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | Under 11 | $6,644 |
| Sherine A Browne White Plains, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $6,566 |
| Robin E McBride Pleasant Hill, CA | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $6,555 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Apotex Corp | 12,780 | $2.7M |
| Prasco Labs | 422 | $68K |
| Camber Pharmace | 49 | $8,626 |