Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.6M
-33.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
6,270
$247.72 per claim
Patients
944
988 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.6M
$1,647.39 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.6M for Lamivudine-Zidovudine in 2024, for 6,270 prescriptions and refills to 944 patients (down 33.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $247.72.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Lamivudine-Zidovudine in 2024: $195K for 777 claims, followed by California ($181K).
Nupur Gupta, infectious disease in Oakland, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Lamivudine-Zidovudine in 2024: 28 claims costing $16K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nupur Gupta Oakland, CA | Infectious Disease | 28 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Nicolas R Delapena Merced, CA | Infectious Disease | 35 | Under 11 | $12K |
| William J Lewis |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,307 | 8,602 | 1,288 | $2.8M |
| 2023 | 1,102 | 7,272 | 1,071 | $2.3M |
| 2024 | 988 | 6,270 | 944 | $1.6M |
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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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 26 |
| Under 11 |
| $11K |
| Brian Kim San Diego, CA | Family Practice | 17 | Under 11 | $10K |
| William Briggs Louisville, KY | Physician Assistant | 18 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Robert Sullivan Altoona, PA | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $9,883 |
| Douglas J Zeiger New York, NY | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $9,266 |
| Bruce Hirsch Manhasset, NY | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $8,848 |
| Meher F Tabatabai Van Nuys, CA | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $8,557 |
| Brandy N White Greeneville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $8,303 |
| Ashley M Hatchett Memphis, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | Under 11 | $8,288 |
| Rajesh M Prabhu Duluth, MN | Infectious Disease | 35 | Under 11 | $8,201 |
| Mark B Carr Nashville, TN | Infectious Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $8,174 |
| David M Rowles Richmond, VA | Infectious Disease | 44 | Under 11 | $8,091 |
| Robert M Gullberg Racine, WI | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $7,443 |
| William T Blake Atlanta, GA | Infectious Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $7,358 |
| Jo-Anne Passalacqua Fairfield, CT | Infectious Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $7,243 |
| Paul H Nieberg Pasadena, CA | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $7,089 |
| Shannon K Tyler Mobile, AL | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $7,054 |
| Fernando L Sanchez Laredo, TX | Infectious Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $7,048 |
| Bruce F Israel Asheville, NC | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $6,958 |
| Steven D O'Marro Springfield, IL | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $6,867 |
| Margarita Lamothe Memphis, TN | Infectious Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $6,725 |
| Ronald St Louis Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $6,512 |
| Quenyatta Echols-Williams Hattiesburg, MS | Internal Medicine | 56 | Under 11 | $6,491 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Pharmace | 4,166 | $1.0M |
| Macleods Pharma | 1,143 | $339K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 956 | $202K |