Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.3M
-30.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,251
$765.70 per claim
Patients
628
669 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.3M
$5,186.20 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.3M for Lopinavir-Ritonavir in 2024, for 4,251 prescriptions and refills to 628 patients (down 30.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $765.70.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Lopinavir-Ritonavir in 2024: $486K for 634 claims, followed by New York ($482K).
Joseph C Gathe Jr., infectious disease in Houston, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Lopinavir-Ritonavir in 2024: 70 claims costing $62K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph C Gathe Jr. Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 70 | 12 | $62K |
| Roberto Trevino, Jr. San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine | 48 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Mark B Carr |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 862 | 5,650 | 881 | $5.1M |
| 2023 | 776 | 5,353 | 747 | $4.7M |
| 2024 | 669 | 4,251 | 628 | $3.3M |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 41 |
| Under 11 |
| $33K |
| Jill Frickenhaus New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Patricia D Salvato Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 32 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Tom F Hrisomalos Bloomington, IN | Infectious Disease | 30 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Alfred Rahban Los Angeles, CA | Nephrology | 15 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Waref Azmeh Baton Rouge, LA | Infectious Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Howard Libman Boston, MA | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Alan J Chapman Jr. Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 17 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Margarita Lamothe Memphis, TN | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Hiram Cortes Brooklyn, NY | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $17K |
| David T Cox Greenwood, IN | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Carlos J Page Baltimore, MD | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Spartaco Bellomo Jersey City, NJ | Infectious Disease | 24 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Michael O Stuart Baton Rouge, LA | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Stephen R Cronin Paterson, NJ | Internal Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $16K |
| William L Redenius Scottsdale, AZ | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Marcia Alcouloumre Senteno Long Beach, CA | Infectious Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Carolyn L Patton Nacogdoches, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Jo-Anne Passalacqua Fairfield, CT | Infectious Disease | 27 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Ashley Stines Tuscaloosa, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Joanne T Maffei New Orleans, LA | Infectious Disease | 17 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Robert T Higginson Jr. Richmond, VA | Physician Assistant | 15 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Obinna Nnedu New Orleans, LA | Infectious Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $13K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Pharmace | 3,108 | $2.4M |
| Laurus Labs Lim LAURUSLABS.NS | 952 | $760K |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 201 | $113K |