Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$9.3M
-16.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
8,811
$1,054.94 per claim
Patients
1,980
2,233 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$9.3M
$4,695.13 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $9.3M for Prevacid in 2024, for 8,811 prescriptions and refills to 1,980 patients (down 16.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,054.94.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Prevacid in 2024: $1.0M for 1,101 claims, followed by California ($854K).
Kyi W Yu, family practice in Rockaway Beach, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Prevacid in 2024: 35 claims costing $24K.
Prevacid is made by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Takeda Pharmace.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyi W Yu Rockaway Beach, NY | Family Practice | 35 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Maria C Rojas D'Croz Berkeley, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Nakeisha A Otto-Stewart |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,843 | 12,127 | 2,536 | $12.7M |
| 2023 | 2,509 | 10,133 | 2,222 | $11.1M |
| 2024 | 2,233 | 8,811 | 1,980 | $9.3M |
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 |
| 133 |
| 17 |
| $22K |
| Paul M Oczypok Pittsburgh, PA | Internal Medicine | 38 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Shahrad R Shamsi Santa Monica, CA | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Robert S Eagle West Orange, NJ | Gastroenterology | 13 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Amy H Moeller Perkasie, PA | Family Practice | 28 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Elmo Villanueva Rocky Hill, CT | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Steven H Krawet East Brunswick, NJ | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Aziz Chaudry Port Jefferson Station, NY | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Alexander D Bryan Minneapolis, MN | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $12K |
| William S Fuller New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Ada Ruderman Brooklyn, NY | Pediatric Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Yinka K Davies Sacramento, CA | Pediatric Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Matthew J Satcher Damascus, OR | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Andrew E Graf Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 24 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Cari A Stenz Alpena, MI | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Charis C Bostian Salisbury, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Dauris Figueras Weston, FL | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Helen M Cook Columbia, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| John S Fischer Ashland, AL | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Taryn C Chlebowski Woodinville, WA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Angela Fishman East Greenwich, RI | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Gretchen Dietrich Arlington, MA | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Arkadiy Izrailov Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $10K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmace TAK | 8,816 | $9.3M |