Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$123.1M
-30.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
482K
$255.65 per claim
Patients
139K
31,243 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$123.2M
$882.94 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $123.1M for Pradaxa in 2024, for 481,713 prescriptions and refills to 139,470 patients (down 30.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $255.65.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Pradaxa in 2024: $71.4M for 279,686 claims, followed by Colorado ($8.0M).
Jennifer L Tresser, pharmacist in Martinez, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Pradaxa in 2024: 14,721 claims costing $4.2M.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer L Tresser Martinez, CA | Pharmacist | 14,721 | 5,175 | $4.2M |
| Huong K Ha Sepulveda, CA | Pharmacist | 11,777 | 4,144 | $3.4M |
| Carmen Wong |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 69,454 | 733,746 | 172,692 | $469.8M |
| 2023 | 42,525 | 536,712 | 144,747 | $176.2M |
| 2024 | 31,243 | 481,713 | 139,470 | $123.1M |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
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.
| Pharmacist |
| 9,892 |
| 3,563 |
| $2.9M |
| Jordan Wong San Francisco, CA | Pharmacist | 8,618 | 3,105 | $2.5M |
| Hyeon Hye Lee Cupertino, CA | Pharmacist | 7,632 | 2,773 | $2.2M |
| Tina Loan K Hua Vallejo, CA | Pharmacist | 6,028 | 2,339 | $1.6M |
| Joanna S Choi Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 5,332 | 2,188 | $1.6M |
| Pamela L Mendoza Palo Alto, CA | Pharmacist | 3,501 | 1,477 | $1.0M |
| Tamara Hetler Vallejo, CA | Pharmacist | 3,590 | 1,891 | $940K |
| Longtri Huynh Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 2,570 | 1,162 | $737K |
| Cang T Huynh Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 1,724 | 786 | $499K |
| Thuy V Agbodike Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 1,733 | 936 | $498K |
| Cathy Yan-Fang Liang Oakland, CA | Pharmacist | 1,514 | 729 | $435K |
| Jing Shin Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 1,313 | 684 | $378K |
| Elizabeth Deleeuw Tukwila, WA | Pharmacist | 1,455 | 508 | $315K |
| Sophia Trinh Renton, WA | Pharmacist | 1,407 | 445 | $292K |
| Juan C Alvergue San Marcos, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,046 | 319 | $280K |
| Kathryn R Grambo Renton, WA | Pharmacist | 1,184 | 441 | $278K |
| Hoi H Ho Seattle, WA | Pharmacist | 1,093 | 448 | $275K |
| Julie L Houmard Renton, WA | Pharmacist | 1,151 | 428 | $261K |
| Gerald D to Tukwila, WA | Pharmacist | 1,152 | 437 | $249K |
| Daniel A Daneshvar Glendale, CA | Cardiology | 890 | 268 | $238K |
| Maria T Burke Seattle, WA | Pharmacist | 1,137 | 439 | $233K |
| Matoo Saluja Woodland Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 903 | 260 | $225K |
| Lily Honoris Loma Linda, CA | Cardiology | 830 | 288 | $223K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ing. | 481,836 | $123.2M |