Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$16.5M
+43.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,530
$10,771.17 per claim
Patients
504
516 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $16.5M for Sivextro in 2024, for 1,530 prescriptions and refills to 504 patients (up 43.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10,771.17.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Sivextro in 2024: $2.8M for 243 claims, followed by California ($2.6M).
Rachel E Obrien, nurse practitioner in Saint Louis, MO, had the highest Medicare cost for Sivextro in 2024: 36 claims costing $449K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel E Obrien Saint Louis, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | Under 11 | $449K |
| Nicolo L Cabrera Saint Louis, MO | Infectious Disease | 32 | Under 11 | $405K |
| Erica Weinstein |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 834 | 2,260 | 928 | $17.8M |
| 2023 | 496 | 1,232 | 489 | $11.5M |
| 2024 | 516 | 1,530 | 504 | $16.5M |
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 |
| 31 |
| Under 11 |
| $353K |
| Kelly E Lavin Saint Louis, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $303K |
| Brandon J Smith Pittsburgh, PA | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $210K |
| Steven K Schmitt Cleveland, OH | Infectious Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $185K |
| Jonathan E Volk Stanford, CA | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $181K |
| Christopher M Saddler Madison, WI | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $178K |
| Joanna K Nelson Stanford, CA | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $165K |
| Louis B Polish Burlington, VT | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $159K |
| Jerry A Nick Denver, CO | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $153K |
| Daniel M Mogyoros Denver, CO | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $152K |
| Sarah Doernberg San Francisco, CA | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $151K |
| Laura N Hernandez Guarin Chicago, IL | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $151K |
| Arianne S Morrison Philadelphia, PA | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $140K |
| Jason J Bofinger Philadelphia, PA | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $140K |
| Ashley Tardieu Waupaca, WI | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $137K |
| Jeff Foster Denver, CO | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $123K |
| Nila Suntharam St Louis Park, MN | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $118K |
| Obiefuna P Okoye Lumberton, NC | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $116K |
| Ashlyn Sakona Los Angeles, CA | Infectious Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $109K |
| Misha Huang Aurora, CO | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $109K |
| Nancy Q Fung San Francisco, CA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 16 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Deanna Felix Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 19 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Ronald P Trible Jr. Atlanta, GA | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $36K |