Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$565.7M
-10.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
143K
$3,952.48 per claim
Patients
16K
8,701 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$565.9M
$35,037.55 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $565.7M for Triumeq in 2024, for 143,131 prescriptions and refills to 16,143 patients (down 10.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,952.48.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Triumeq in 2024: $81.9M for 18,255 claims, followed by New York ($64.1M).
Alexander R del Rosario, internal medicine in Palm Springs, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Triumeq in 2024: 616 claims costing $2.7M.
Triumeq is made by GSK plc (GSK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Viiv Healthcare.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander R del Rosario Palm Springs, CA | Internal Medicine | 616 | 84 | $2.7M |
| Dong Phuong H Nguyen San Francisco, CA | Pharmacist | 165 | 51 | $1.8M |
| Michael O Stuart |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,426 | 183,128 | 20,260 | $669.8M |
| 2023 | 9,164 | 160,805 | 18,034 | $631.4M |
| 2024 | 8,701 | 143,131 | 16,143 | $565.7M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 431 |
| 47 |
| $1.6M |
| Lucy S Ung Loma Linda, CA | Pharmacist | 154 | 41 | $1.4M |
| Morgan M Mueller Oklahoma City, OK | Physician Assistant | 315 | 31 | $1.2M |
| Carl B Lebuhn Paducah, KY | Infectious Disease | 336 | 32 | $1.2M |
| Kehinde A Eguakun Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 289 | 34 | $1.1M |
| Joseph H Paul Brooklyn, NY | Infectious Disease | 266 | 33 | $1.1M |
| Philbert J Ford Tallahassee, FL | Infectious Disease | 283 | 28 | $1.1M |
| Rachel C Miller Winston Salem, NC | Physician Assistant | 244 | 27 | $954K |
| William T Blake Atlanta, GA | Infectious Disease | 257 | 25 | $921K |
| Leia M Hoang San Diego, CA | Pharmacist | 85 | 32 | $914K |
| Eric M Pham Santa Rosa, CA | Pharmacist | 84 | 23 | $910K |
| Delia E Bullock San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine | 244 | 38 | $896K |
| Penny Jaffe Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 254 | 32 | $892K |
| Dana Hughes Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 222 | 26 | $878K |
| Anna K Person Nashville, TN | Infectious Disease | 238 | 25 | $878K |
| Cara J Grove Georgetown, DE | Nurse Practitioner | 217 | 24 | $863K |
| Mettassebia Kanno Baltimore, MD | Infectious Disease | 84 | 26 | $854K |
| Clayton O Barbour II Cathedral City, CA | Internal Medicine | 223 | 24 | $848K |
| Jill E Appleton Jackson, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 223 | 26 | $845K |
| Ann E Stapleton Palm Springs, CA | Internal Medicine | 195 | 25 | $844K |
| Blake D Hatfield Dallas, TX | Internal Medicine | 215 | 24 | $844K |
| Cristian E Villegas Palm Springs, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 189 | 27 | $822K |
| Oscar Klein New York, NY | Infectious Disease | 218 | 22 | $806K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Viiv Healthcare GSK | 143,167 | $565.9M |