Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$245K
-39.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,986
$123.54 per claim
Patients
1,127
871 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $245K for Ribavirin in 2024, for 1,986 prescriptions and refills to 1,127 patients (down 39.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $123.54.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Ribavirin in 2024: $27K for 240 claims, followed by Texas ($21K).
Alade B Afolabi, nurse practitioner in North Miami Beach, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Ribavirin in 2024: 22 claims costing $5,134.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alade B Afolabi North Miami Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $5,134 |
| Dumitru Sandulescu Sterling Heights, MI | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $3,769 |
| Jerry Cadet |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 892 | 2,093 | 1,122 | $348K |
| 2023 | 899 | 1,996 | 1,133 | $408K |
| 2024 | 871 | 1,986 | 1,127 | $245K |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $3,256 |
| Taseen A Syed Oklahoma City, OK | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $3,153 |
| Yolanda Collada Miami Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $3,017 |
| Glenty Thomas Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $2,567 |
| Adrian Lopez Truy Coral Gables, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $1,566 |
| Richard A Mariduena Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $1,531 |
| Jamie N Hum New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | 15 | $1,075 |
| Madhu Sahai Sikeston, MO | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $969 |
| Lisa L Catalli San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $836 |
| Jorge U Brito Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $836 |
| Don Manarang Quincy, IL | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $758 |
| Jennifer B Scheuermann New Orleans, LA | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $737 |
| Patrick M Horne Gainesville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $688 |