Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$775.3M
-36.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.9M
$196.56 per claim
Patients
2.9M
118,452 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$775.6M
$264.44 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $775.3M for Shingrix in 2024, for 3,944,670 prescriptions and refills to 2,932,055 patients (down 36.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $196.56.
Illinois had the highest Medicare cost for Shingrix in 2024: $73.5M for 384,829 claims, followed by California ($72.4M).
Armaghan Azad, emergency medicine in Moreno Valley, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Shingrix in 2024: 197,417 claims costing $37.8M.
Shingrix 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 | 197,417 | 150,766 | $37.8M |
| Cedric E Davis II Parker, AZ | Family Practice | 186,544 | 142,856 | $34.1M |
| Rushdi Alul |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 142,443 | 3,918,636 | 2,802,512 | $767.3M |
| 2023 | 140,416 | 5,694,531 | 3,893,010 | $1.21B |
| 2024 | 118,452 | 3,944,670 | 2,932,055 | $775.3M |
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.
| Emergency Medicine |
| 98,919 |
| 73,553 |
| $19.5M |
| Daniel R Bauer Charlotte, NC | Internal Medicine | 85,856 | 64,344 | $16.1M |
| Marc R Watkins Nashville, TN | Preventive Medicine | 71,758 | 53,846 | $15.3M |
| Richard D Clark Marietta, OH | Family Practice | 72,971 | 53,932 | $14.3M |
| John R Bogdasarian Fitchburg, MA | Otolaryngology | 68,326 | 51,669 | $13.2M |
| Shaun D Gill Doylestown, PA | Hospitalist | 65,620 | 48,304 | $13.2M |
| Eldridge G Burns Jr. Seward, NE | Family Practice | 73,167 | 55,604 | $13.1M |
| Ruth E Mays Highland Park, MI | Family Practice | 64,029 | 49,242 | $13.0M |
| Ikenna S Nzeogu Tazewell, VA | Internal Medicine | 63,969 | 48,328 | $12.4M |
| Jason A Torrente Hamilton, NJ | Family Practice | 66,804 | 48,994 | $12.2M |
| Anthony J Oliva Jr. San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine | 67,219 | 49,891 | $11.6M |
| Jai G Wadhwani Williamsville, NY | Cardiology | 58,668 | 43,466 | $11.3M |
| Martin A Duclos Conway, SC | Internal Medicine | 55,335 | 40,635 | $10.4M |
| Annette V Wagner Wilkes Barre, PA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 48,805 | 35,786 | $9.8M |
| Alejandra Moscoso-Agosto McKinney, TX | Family Practice | 52,182 | 41,884 | $8.9M |
| Michael Stanford Trussville, AL | Family Practice | 42,563 | 32,247 | $8.0M |
| Weslin Thomas Des Plaines, IL | Family Practice | 41,536 | 36,573 | $7.8M |
| Lindsay M Weaver Indianapolis, IN | Emergency Medicine | 39,949 | 29,586 | $7.6M |
| Kenneth D Phillips Jr. Cape Girardeau, MO | Family Practice | 33,261 | 24,707 | $6.2M |
| Karen M Donaldson Baltimore, MD | Family Practice | 31,539 | 23,938 | $6.2M |
| Zeiad A Fakhouri Hopewell Junction, NY | Family Practice | 32,079 | 23,860 | $5.9M |
| Maria V Fletcher Indianapolis, IN | Family Practice | 28,874 | 21,676 | $5.5M |
| Vince Faridani Pembroke Pines, FL | Internal Medicine | 28,143 | 21,803 | $5.5M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Glaxosmithkline GSK | 3,945,932 | $775.6M |