Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$13.7M
-30.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
82K
$166.41 per claim
Patients
17K
10,840 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$13.7M
$826.92 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $13.7M for Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in 2024, for 82,028 prescriptions and refills to 16,508 patients (down 30.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $166.41.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in 2024: $3.2M for 18,268 claims, followed by New York ($2.9M).
Rong Ji, internal medicine in Philadelphia, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in 2024: 56 claims costing $42K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rong Ji Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 56 | 12 | $42K |
| Myron J Tong Pasadena, CA | Gastroenterology | 89 | 23 | $40K |
| Daniel Y Lin |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,371 | 80,583 | 15,054 | $17.6M |
| 2023 | 10,394 | 78,615 | 15,475 | $19.7M |
| 2024 | 10,840 | 82,028 | 16,508 | $13.7M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 106 |
| 17 |
| $36K |
| Ho S Bae Los Angeles, CA | Gastroenterology | 268 | 51 | $35K |
| Simon Yongquan Su Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 123 | 14 | $34K |
| Raphael B Merriman San Francisco, CA | Gastroenterology | 62 | 18 | $31K |
| Leena K Hong Honolulu, HI | Physician Assistant | 77 | 18 | $30K |
| Khanh K Nguyen San Jose, CA | Gastroenterology | 73 | 17 | $29K |
| Ngoc An Phan Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 28 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Melanie Richert Saint Paul, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 67 | 17 | $28K |
| Quang Q Phan Garden Grove, CA | Gastroenterology | 92 | 24 | $28K |
| Wei Wang Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 270 | 31 | $27K |
| Won M Kim Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 38 | Under 11 | $27K |
| 1710074026 | Internal Medicine | 61 | 12 | $26K |
| Michelle Y Zeng Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Lei O Zhang Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 48 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Shuang Wang Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 64 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Catherine A Magee San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 35 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Bo Chen New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 115 | 25 | $23K |
| Tai H Wu San Gabriel, CA | Internal Medicine | 115 | 17 | $23K |
| Chul S Hyun New Haven, CT | Gastroenterology | 88 | 18 | $23K |
| Janice Xu Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Dong-Hong Shong Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 111 | 26 | $22K |
| Yanhan D Huang Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 179 | 39 | $22K |
| Susan D Farrales-Nguyen Stanford, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 232 | 66 | $21K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Pharmace | 13,463 | $2.7M |
| Quinn-Fpp | 13,836 | $2.5M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 7,365 | $2.2M |
| Macleods Pharma | 15,747 | $2.1M |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 12,795 | $2.1M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 7,614 | $1.2M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 11,072 | $802K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 144 | $6,857 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 36 | $1,549 |