Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$38K
-3.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
715
$52.55 per claim
Patients
523
324 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$38K
$71.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $38K for Pedvaxhib in 2024, for 715 prescriptions and refills to 523 patients (down 3.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $52.55.
Wisconsin had the highest Medicare cost for Pedvaxhib in 2024: $9,047 for 177 claims, followed by Georgia ($3,384).
Steven H Kroft, pathology in Milwaukee, WI, had the highest Medicare cost for Pedvaxhib in 2024: 24 claims costing $1,253.
Pedvaxhib is made by Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Merck Sharp & D.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven H Kroft Milwaukee, WI | Pathology | 24 | 20 | $1,253 |
| Rebecca R Tokarski Columbus, OH | Physician Assistant | 30 | 17 | $1,096 |
| Jennifer E Morse |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 313 | 550 | 424 | $29K |
| 2023 | 406 | 750 | 545 | $39K |
| 2024 | 324 | 715 | 523 | $38K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Family Practice |
| 16 |
| Under 11 |
| $899 |
| Sarah A Holstein Omaha, NE | Hematology-Oncology | 30 | 16 | $873 |
| Joshua R Meyerson Charlevoix, MI | Pediatric Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $852 |
| William C Heymann Sarasota, FL | Family Practice | 14 | 12 | $725 |
| Zachary Taylor III Dalton, GA | Preventive Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $679 |
| Julie C Catanzaro Columbus, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $671 |
| Syed Abutalib Milwaukee, WI | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $540 |
| Julie M Vose Omaha, NE | Hematology | 18 | Under 11 | $531 |
| Syed N Haider Milwaukee, WI | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | 12 | $466 |
| Tanya M Wildes Saint Peters, MO | Hematology | 13 | Under 11 | $384 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & D MRK | 715 | $38K |