Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.3M
+28.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,439
$885.96 per claim
Patients
1,023
968 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.3M
$1,246.23 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.3M for Praziquantel in 2024, for 1,439 prescriptions and refills to 1,023 patients (up 28.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $885.96.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Praziquantel in 2024: $206K for 118 claims, followed by New Hampshire ($175K).
Laura E Shevy, internal medicine in Lebanon, NH, had the highest Medicare cost for Praziquantel in 2024: 17 claims costing $175K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura E Shevy Lebanon, NH | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $175K |
| David K Edelberg Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $74K |
| Robert J Jantz |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 668 | 1,046 | 706 | $889K |
| 2023 | 817 | 1,174 | 854 | $991K |
| 2024 | 968 | 1,439 | 1,023 | $1.3M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $23K |
| Dawn M Aycock Old Town, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $4,769 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Par Pharm. | 1,439 | $1.3M |