Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$106.6M
+45.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
9,983
$10,673.70 per claim
Patients
4,747
2,629 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $106.6M for Nuzyra in 2024, for 9,983 prescriptions and refills to 4,747 patients (up 45.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10,673.70.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Nuzyra in 2024: $13.4M for 1,182 claims, followed by California ($11.1M).
Richard L Raptopoulos, nurse practitioner in Buffalo, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Nuzyra in 2024: 57 claims costing $1.0M.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard L Raptopoulos Buffalo, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 57 | 13 | $1.0M |
| Andrew Dold Dacula, GA | Infectious Disease | 104 | 52 | $912K |
| Jonathan Claus |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,302 | 4,665 | 2,148 | $44.1M |
| 2023 | 1,987 | 7,408 | 3,683 | $73.1M |
| 2024 | 2,629 | 9,983 | 4,747 | $106.6M |
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 |
| 46 |
| Under 11 |
| $804K |
| Christina M Mingora Charleston, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 67 | 13 | $785K |
| Patrick A Flume Charleston, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 45 | 12 | $770K |
| Susan E Dorman Charleston, SC | Infectious Disease | 54 | Under 11 | $611K |
| Jared J Eddy Denver, CO | Infectious Disease | 35 | Under 11 | $562K |
| Kenneth N Olivier Bethesda, MD | Pulmonary Disease | 48 | Under 11 | $541K |
| Andrea I Zambrano Santa Barbara, CA | Infectious Disease | 33 | Under 11 | $519K |
| Amy L Springer New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $490K |
| Thuan Le Murrieta, CA | Infectious Disease | 48 | Under 11 | $481K |
| Daren M Guertin Deer Park, TX | Podiatry | 62 | 32 | $478K |
| Clayton L Foster Kailua Kona, HI | Internal Medicine | 28 | Under 11 | $467K |
| Ronald G Nahass Hillsborough, NJ | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $451K |
| Michael T Jelinek Edinburg, TX | Infectious Disease | 27 | Under 11 | $427K |
| Christopher K Lippincott Baltimore, MD | Infectious Disease | 27 | Under 11 | $415K |
| Elisa Ignatius Baltimore, MD | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $405K |
| Laura Damioli Aurora, CO | Infectious Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $384K |
| Angela K Rayborn Montgomery, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | 35 | $380K |
| Tedra M Claytor Concord, NC | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $369K |
| Sergey P Akimov Naples, FL | Infectious Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $358K |
| Kelly R Hardesty Kouts, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 37 | 18 | $355K |
| Laura K Schroeder Scottsdale, AZ | Infectious Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $340K |
| Jenna R Sackenheim Huntersville, NC | Physician Assistant | 27 | Under 11 | $339K |
| Mona P Desai Greenwood, IN | Infectious Disease | 24 | Under 11 | $335K |