Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.9M
-29.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,932
$2,012.84 per claim
Patients
578
421 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.9M
$6,728.03 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.9M for Truvada in 2024, for 1,932 prescriptions and refills to 578 patients (down 29.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,012.84.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Truvada in 2024: $1.1M for 626 claims, followed by New York ($593K).
Alade B Afolabi, nurse practitioner in North Miami Beach, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Truvada in 2024: 94 claims costing $156K.
Truvada is made by Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), listed in the Medicare spending data as Gilead Sciences.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alade B Afolabi North Miami Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 94 | 50 | $156K |
| Lashena Jackson Jacksonville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | 13 | $79K |
| Bianca K Bachoo |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,162 | 4,498 | 1,290 | $9.1M |
| 2023 | 526 | 2,535 | 587 | $5.5M |
| 2024 | 421 | 1,932 | 578 | $3.9M |
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 |
| 40 |
| 24 |
| $69K |
| Jorge U Brito Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | 15 | $44K |
| Nadeem R Khan Tampa, FL | Infectious Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Sami Arnaout Worcester, MA | Infectious Disease | 21 | Under 11 | $40K |
| Yolanda Collada Miami Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | 17 | $37K |
| Alejandro Comas Davie, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Shari Jackson Riviera Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | 14 | $26K |
| William Briggs Louisville, KY | Physician Assistant | 14 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Ashley Rigsby Miramar, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Ronald Cathcart Melbourne, FL | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Emma Fitzgibbon Wilkes Barre, PA | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Lee R Liskey San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Steven A Barry Yonkers, NY | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Charles Krasner Reno, NV | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Luz A Lugo New York, NY | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Leslie E Diaz North Palm Beach, FL | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Glendys M Ferreiro Ruiz Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Tammy R Gruenberg Bronx, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 13 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Frederick A Cruickshank Huntersville, NC | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Vajih M Khan Altamonte Springs, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Rubina Y Joseph Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Terence J Barlow Thurmont, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Daniel J Smith Flossmore, IN | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences GILD | 1,932 | $3.9M |