Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$448.3M
-4.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
91K
$4,925.60 per claim
Patients
11K
5,999 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$448.5M
$42,244.39 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $448.3M for Symtuza in 2024, for 91,012 prescriptions and refills to 10,611 patients (down 4.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4,925.60.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Symtuza in 2024: $74.0M for 15,300 claims, followed by New York ($52.7M).
Vitaly Golub, infectious disease in Fort Worth, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Symtuza in 2024: 414 claims costing $2.0M.
Symtuza is made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), listed in the Medicare spending data as Janssen Product.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitaly Golub Fort Worth, TX | Infectious Disease | 414 | 49 | $2.0M |
| Joseph C Gathe Jr. Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 411 | 50 | $2.0M |
| Noah Lee Oakland Park, FL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,380 | 92,537 | 10,792 | $428.9M |
| 2023 | 5,746 | 93,499 | 10,877 | $468.6M |
| 2024 | 5,999 | 91,012 | 10,611 | $448.3M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 254 |
| 29 |
| $1.4M |
| Gary I Sinclair Dallas, TX | Infectious Disease | 292 | 33 | $1.3M |
| Ledya Cobian Ft Lauderdale, FL | Infectious Disease | 259 | 32 | $1.2M |
| Joseph H Paul Brooklyn, NY | Infectious Disease | 269 | 30 | $1.2M |
| Jeffrey L Stephens Macon, GA | Internal Medicine | 249 | 29 | $1.2M |
| Marc A Johnson Charlotte, NC | Internal Medicine | 242 | 32 | $1.2M |
| Jose M Pinero Peraza Gainesville, FL | General Practice | 221 | 29 | $1.2M |
| Sharon D Reiley Jacksonville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 248 | 28 | $1.1M |
| Sonia Y Preston Anniston, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 232 | 25 | $1.1M |
| Stephen A Renae Fort Lauderdale, FL | Infectious Disease | 236 | 31 | $1.1M |
| Geeta Manthena Fortworth, TX | Internal Medicine | 190 | 32 | $994K |
| Myeisha T Casmire Clifton Beaumont, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 191 | 26 | $940K |
| Michael Hiebert Tulsa, OK | Internal Medicine | 193 | 37 | $927K |
| Nonglin Mel Jamaica, NY | Family Practice | 190 | 28 | $905K |
| Samuel A Uter Brooklyn, NY | Infectious Disease | 193 | 22 | $898K |
| Celestino Flores Bayamon, PR | General Practice | 175 | 20 | $879K |
| Ruben D Martinez Harlingen, TX | Family Practice | 193 | 38 | $877K |
| Ramon Ramirez Tamarac, FL | Infectious Disease | 171 | 21 | $840K |
| Jonathan Claus Buffalo, NY | Infectious Disease | 161 | 20 | $833K |
| Quintin R Robinson Atlanta, GA | Infectious Disease | 171 | 18 | $820K |
| Daniel N Brown Ft Lauderdale, FL | Physician Assistant | 180 | 25 | $802K |
| Dionyzia Dedina Louisville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 172 | 20 | $782K |
| Ryan Zane San Bernardino, CA | Family Practice | 138 | 19 | $750K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Product JNJ | 91,050 | $448.5M |