Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.2M
+11.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
81
$26,911.19 per claim
Patients
23
22 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.2M
$94,774.18 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.2M for Sovaldi in 2024, for 81 prescriptions and refills to 23 patients (up 11.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $26,911.19.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Sovaldi in 2024: $612K for 23 claims, followed by Washington ($404K).
Lisa L Catalli, nurse practitioner in San Francisco, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Sovaldi in 2024: 12 claims costing $324K.
Sovaldi is made by Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), listed in the Medicare spending data as Gilead Sciences.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa L Catalli San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $324K |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 | 76 | 24 | $2.2M |
| 2023 | 19 | 66 | 18 | $2.0M |
| 2024 | 22 | 81 | 23 | $2.2M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences GILD | 81 | $2.2M |