Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.3M
+10.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
7,121
$325.91 per claim
Patients
1,987
2,214 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.3M
$1,167.98 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.3M for Trexall in 2024, for 7,121 prescriptions and refills to 1,987 patients (up 10.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $325.91.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Trexall in 2024: $238K for 569 claims, followed by New York ($200K).
Sawsan S Najmey, rheumatology in Freehold, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Trexall in 2024: 20 claims costing $20K.
Trexall is made by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA), listed in the Medicare spending data as Teva Women's He.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawsan S Najmey Freehold, NJ | Rheumatology | 20 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Monia Chopra Hartford, CT | Rheumatology | 26 | Under 11 | $6,853 |
| Shelly S Richard |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,956 | 6,986 | 1,786 | $2.0M |
| 2023 | 2,063 | 6,881 | 1,875 | $2.1M |
| 2024 | 2,214 | 7,121 | 1,987 | $2.3M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 22 |
| Under 11 |
| $6,586 |
| Emily G Kocurek Little Rock, AR | Pulmonary Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $5,710 |
| Ashraf Anani Round Rock, TX | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $5,442 |
| James C Roberson II Clinton, MD | Rheumatology | 19 | Under 11 | $5,396 |
| Sarita Said-Said Moscow, ID | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $5,131 |
| Kelly E Ammons Atlanta, GA | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $5,051 |
| Carlos Robles Cape Girardeau, MO | Medical Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $5,004 |
| Merlin S Lee Greenwich, CT | Hematology | 12 | Under 11 | $4,981 |
| Srikanth Muppidi Stanford, CA | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $4,926 |
| Georges R Ramalanjaona Bronx, NY | General Practice | 42 | Under 11 | $4,888 |
| Muhammad S Ghani Henderson, NV | Hematology-Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $4,763 |
| Crystal D Lake-Akinnuoye Stockton, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $4,735 |
| Christina M Toledo San Diego, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $4,729 |
| Claire E Mickey New Orleans, LA | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 12 | Under 11 | $4,627 |
| Neena S Philip Oklahoma City, OK | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $4,619 |
| Ye Wang Mamaroneck, NY | General Practice | 25 | Under 11 | $4,567 |
| Le Anthony A Hardy Morrow, GA | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $4,554 |
| Shernett Griffiths Englewood, NJ | Rheumatology | 13 | Under 11 | $4,486 |
| Kelly L Baker-Neel Pollok, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $4,483 |
| Dayton D Payne Jr. Hickory, NC | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $4,443 |
| Herbert Mercado Rockledge, FL | Anesthesiology | 13 | Under 11 | $4,417 |
| Jon R Fox Boise, ID | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $4,411 |
| Ashish A Correa New York, NY | Cardiology | 23 | Under 11 | $4,402 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva Women's He TEVA | 7,121 | $2.3M |