Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$230K
+526.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,331
$98.49 per claim
Patients
2,180
362 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$230K
$105.32 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $230K for Priorix in 2024, for 2,331 prescriptions and refills to 2,180 patients (up 526.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $98.49.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Priorix in 2024: $58K for 571 claims, followed by Illinois ($35K).
Armaghan Azad, emergency medicine in Moreno Valley, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Priorix in 2024: 472 claims costing $49K.
Priorix is made by GSK plc (GSK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Glaxosmithkline.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armaghan Azad Moreno Valley, CA | Emergency Medicine | 472 | 448 | $49K |
| Cedric E Davis II Parker, AZ | Family Practice | 255 | 247 | $24K |
| Jai G Wadhwani |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 12 | 12 | $1,158 |
| 2023 | 70 | 322 | 304 | $37K |
| 2024 | 362 | 2,331 | 2,180 | $230K |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 141 |
| 134 |
| $14K |
| Eldridge G Burns Jr. Seward, NE | Family Practice | 139 | 134 | $14K |
| John R Bogdasarian Fitchburg, MA | Otolaryngology | 100 | 90 | $10K |
| Ruth E Mays Highland Park, MI | Family Practice | 79 | 78 | $8,361 |
| Jayson A Weir Carson City, NV | Hospitalist | 74 | 73 | $6,462 |
| Jason A Torrente Hamilton, NJ | Family Practice | 63 | 59 | $6,144 |
| Karen M Donaldson Baltimore, MD | Family Practice | 51 | 47 | $4,956 |
| Rushdi Alul Chicago, IL | Emergency Medicine | 41 | 37 | $4,208 |
| Shaun D Gill Doylestown, PA | Hospitalist | 40 | 40 | $4,149 |
| Ikenna S Nzeogu Tazewell, VA | Internal Medicine | 38 | 33 | $4,010 |
| Janelle Duah Bridgeport, CT | Internal Medicine | 42 | 38 | $3,481 |
| Vince Faridani Pembroke Pines, FL | Internal Medicine | 31 | 31 | $3,011 |
| Sachin Jain Naperville, IL | Ophthalmology | 28 | 20 | $2,806 |
| Richard D Clark Marietta, OH | Family Practice | 27 | 25 | $2,750 |
| Daniel R Bauer Charlotte, NC | Internal Medicine | 21 | 19 | $2,209 |
| Elizabeth M Logalbo Peoria, AZ | Family Practice | 23 | 21 | $2,025 |
| Jolly C Anand Chicago, IL | Psychiatry | 20 | 20 | $2,024 |
| Kevin A Gallagher Warrensburg, NY | Family Practice | 20 | 20 | $1,733 |
| Adam H Derbani Homestead, FL | Pharmacist | 16 | 16 | $1,729 |
| Maria V Fletcher Indianapolis, IN | Family Practice | 16 | 16 | $1,521 |
| Christopher D Palmer Providence, RI | Internal Medicine | 17 | 15 | $1,324 |
| Michael Stanford Trussville, AL | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $1,206 |
| Diane D Kim Chino, CA | Pharmacist | 11 | Under 11 | $1,164 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Glaxosmithkline GSK | 2,332 | $230K |