Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.5M
-33.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
5,862
$247.59 per claim
Patients
807
637 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.5M
$1,797.37 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.5M for Nevirapine Er in 2024, for 5,862 prescriptions and refills to 807 patients (down 33.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $247.59.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Nevirapine Er in 2024: $591K for 2,163 claims, followed by New York ($196K).
Mark E Higgins, internal medicine in San Francisco, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Nevirapine Er in 2024: 43 claims costing $20K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark E Higgins San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 43 | Under 11 | $20K |
| John R Nienow San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 51 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Clayton O Barbour II |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 784 | 7,493 | 984 | $2.5M |
| 2023 | 724 | 6,696 | 896 | $2.2M |
| 2024 | 637 | 5,862 | 807 | $1.5M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 57 |
| Under 11 |
| $20K |
| Sarah L Hobongwana Santa Fe, NM | Nurse Practitioner | 67 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Waref Azmeh Baton Rouge, LA | Infectious Disease | 76 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Lisa Capaldini San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 105 | 13 | $17K |
| Louis J Cubba San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 50 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Ardis A Moe Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 62 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Jill Frickenhaus New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 52 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Joseph T Defoto Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 53 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Tingting J Wong Brooklyn, NY | Infectious Disease | 32 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Marcia Alcouloumre Senteno Long Beach, CA | Infectious Disease | 57 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Virginia I Cafaro San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 39 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Jedidiah Burack Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 42 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Maureen Greenwood Fort Lauderdale, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Shawn K Hassler San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Gennady Nosovitsky Cathedral City, CA | Physician Assistant | 38 | Under 11 | $11K |
| John A Kruba Palm Springs, CA | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Christopher Foltz Los Angeles, CA | Infectious Disease | 34 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Dale A Prokupek Beverly Hills, CA | Gastroenterology | 28 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Kenny B Trinidad Pasadena, CA | Physician Assistant | 60 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Alexander R del Rosario Palm Springs, CA | Internal Medicine | 46 | 11 | $10K |
| Terry L Wilder Orlando, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $10K |
| William Briggs Louisville, KY | Physician Assistant | 25 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Victor S Moore Palm Springs, CA | Physician Assistant | 25 | Under 11 | $9,909 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Macleods Pharma | 5,013 | $1.2M |
| Mylan VTRS | 862 | $207K |