Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.3M
-35.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
50K
$126.38 per claim
Patients
6,641
4,599 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.3M
$949.65 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.3M for Ritonavir in 2024, for 49,915 prescriptions and refills to 6,641 patients (down 35.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $126.38.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ritonavir in 2024: $988K for 7,384 claims, followed by California ($846K).
Michael P Mullen, infectious disease in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Ritonavir in 2024: 218 claims costing $43K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael P Mullen New York, NY | Infectious Disease | 218 | 25 | $43K |
| Joseph C Gathe Jr. Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 230 | 32 | $39K |
| Clifford J Gunthel |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,814 | 71,323 | 9,559 | $11.4M |
| 2023 | 5,101 | 59,048 | 7,863 | $9.8M |
| 2024 | 4,599 | 49,915 | 6,641 | $6.3M |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 176 |
| 25 |
| $31K |
| Indira Brar Detroit, MI | Infectious Disease | 92 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Lucy S Ung Loma Linda, CA | Pharmacist | 215 | 52 | $27K |
| Joseph P McGowan Manhasset, NY | Infectious Disease | 158 | 18 | $25K |
| Juliana C Elliott Fort Pierce, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 169 | 17 | $18K |
| Steven Johnson Aurora, CO | Infectious Disease | 133 | 17 | $18K |
| Gloria S Cha Los Angeles, CA | Pharmacist | 96 | 43 | $16K |
| Jose M Lares-Guia New York, NY | General Practice | 148 | 14 | $16K |
| Karen F Brudney New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 218 | 20 | $16K |
| David M Mushatt New Orleans, LA | Infectious Disease | 40 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Stuart W Haber New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 56 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Luz A Lugo New York, NY | Infectious Disease | 104 | 14 | $14K |
| Patricia Barditch-Crovo Baltimore, MD | Internal Medicine | 134 | 16 | $14K |
| Ellen E Kitchell Dallas, TX | Infectious Disease | 92 | 14 | $14K |
| Heather L Hunemuller Davenport, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 105 | 13 | $14K |
| Margarita Lamothe Memphis, TN | Infectious Disease | 89 | 15 | $14K |
| William T Blake Atlanta, GA | Infectious Disease | 77 | 12 | $14K |
| Donna E Sweet Wichita, KS | Internal Medicine | 56 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Audrey W Brown Columbus, GA | Internal Medicine | 171 | 20 | $14K |
| Deborah McMahon Pittsburgh, PA | Infectious Disease | 50 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Dong Phuong H Nguyen San Francisco, CA | Pharmacist | 88 | 25 | $14K |
| William Briggs Louisville, KY | Physician Assistant | 134 | 14 | $13K |
| Thomas P Poirier Gainesville, FL | Infectious Disease | 201 | 23 | $13K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 32,792 | $3.9M |
| Camber Pharmace | 14,711 | $2.1M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 2,429 | $297K |