Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.3M
+8.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
12K
$103.72 per claim
Patients
11K
5,268 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.3M
$112.61 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.3M for Vaqta in 2024, for 12,468 prescriptions and refills to 11,483 patients (up 8.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $103.72.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Vaqta in 2024: $111K for 1,056 claims, followed by Ohio ($82K).
Marc R Watkins, preventive medicine in Nashville, TN, had the highest Medicare cost for Vaqta in 2024: 378 claims costing $38K.
Vaqta is made by Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Merck Sharp & D.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc R Watkins Nashville, TN | Preventive Medicine | 378 | 349 | $38K |
| Ikenna S Nzeogu Tazewell, VA | Internal Medicine | 414 | 370 | $34K |
| Ruth E Mays Highland Park, MI |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,711 | 7,242 | 6,736 | $736K |
| 2023 | 4,928 | 11,621 | 10,550 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 5,268 | 12,468 | 11,483 | $1.3M |
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 |
| 300 |
| 272 |
| $28K |
| Armaghan Azad Moreno Valley, CA | Emergency Medicine | 261 | 246 | $23K |
| Theodore A Waflart Jasper, IN | Emergency Medicine | 180 | 150 | $19K |
| Kathleen Sheridan Pittsburgh, PA | Infectious Disease | 168 | 130 | $16K |
| Richard D Clark Marietta, OH | Family Practice | 168 | 153 | $16K |
| Cedric E Davis II Parker, AZ | Family Practice | 152 | 142 | $13K |
| Alejandra Moscoso-Agosto McKinney, TX | Family Practice | 142 | 141 | $12K |
| Weslin Thomas Des Plaines, IL | Family Practice | 125 | 125 | $11K |
| Daniel R Bauer Charlotte, NC | Internal Medicine | 88 | 86 | $7,926 |
| Scott Murray Sioux City, IA | Emergency Medicine | 72 | 71 | $6,608 |
| Annette V Wagner Wilkes Barre, PA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 65 | 63 | $6,065 |
| Kenneth D Phillips Jr. Cape Girardeau, MO | Family Practice | 68 | 64 | $5,940 |
| Rushdi Alul Chicago, IL | Emergency Medicine | 59 | 53 | $5,567 |
| John R Bogdasarian Fitchburg, MA | Otolaryngology | 60 | 60 | $5,468 |
| Arthur J Mollen Scottsdale, AZ | Family Practice | 22 | 21 | $5,453 |
| Lindsay M Weaver Indianapolis, IN | Emergency Medicine | 59 | 55 | $5,391 |
| Natalia N Olmeda-Viera Humacao, PR | Pharmacist | 49 | 49 | $4,846 |
| Martin A Duclos Conway, SC | Internal Medicine | 57 | 54 | $4,768 |
| Lauren K Hedde North Kingstown, RI | Family Practice | 21 | 21 | $4,539 |
| Mark H Turshen Warwick, RI | Family Practice | 16 | 13 | $4,506 |
| Douglas J Zeiger New York, NY | Infectious Disease | 42 | 38 | $4,275 |
| Peter S Chang Battle Creek, MI | Family Practice | 44 | 44 | $4,233 |
| Roger A Lewis Terra Alta, WV | Family Practice | 37 | 36 | $3,773 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & D MRK | 12,472 | $1.3M |