Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$553K
+8.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,182
$173.79 per claim
Patients
2,657
1,050 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$554K
$208.18 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $553K for Varivax Vaccine in 2024, for 3,182 prescriptions and refills to 2,657 patients (up 8.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $173.79.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Varivax Vaccine in 2024: $75K for 445 claims, followed by Illinois ($74K).
Cedric E Davis II, family practice in Parker, AZ, had the highest Medicare cost for Varivax Vaccine in 2024: 288 claims costing $48K.
Varivax Vaccine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric E Davis II Parker, AZ | Family Practice | 288 | 251 | $48K |
| Armaghan Azad Moreno Valley, CA | Emergency Medicine | 201 | 175 | $35K |
| Anthony J Oliva Jr. |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 687 | 1,905 | 1,565 | $338K |
| 2023 | 896 | 2,677 | 2,193 | $509K |
| 2024 | 1,050 | 3,182 | 2,657 | $553K |
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 |
| 206 |
| 166 |
| $35K |
| Alejandra Moscoso-Agosto McKinney, TX | Family Practice | 133 | 109 | $21K |
| Jayson A Weir Carson City, NV | Hospitalist | 85 | 70 | $12K |
| Weslin Thomas Des Plaines, IL | Family Practice | 70 | 62 | $12K |
| Lloyd P Vanwinkle Castroville, TX | Family Practice | 59 | 51 | $11K |
| John R Bogdasarian Fitchburg, MA | Otolaryngology | 55 | 49 | $8,437 |
| Rushdi Alul Chicago, IL | Emergency Medicine | 43 | 37 | $8,096 |
| Jason A Torrente Hamilton, NJ | Family Practice | 45 | 41 | $7,340 |
| Eldridge G Burns Jr. Seward, NE | Family Practice | 41 | 38 | $6,342 |
| Ruth E Mays Highland Park, MI | Family Practice | 36 | 30 | $6,327 |
| Zeiad A Fakhouri Hopewell Junction, NY | Family Practice | 33 | 31 | $5,619 |
| Richard D Clark Marietta, OH | Family Practice | 30 | 26 | $5,091 |
| Martin A Duclos Conway, SC | Internal Medicine | 28 | 25 | $4,464 |
| Christopher D Palmer Providence, RI | Internal Medicine | 31 | 29 | $4,432 |
| Elisa G Melendez Thornton, CO | Family Practice | 24 | 23 | $4,068 |
| Marc R Watkins Nashville, TN | Preventive Medicine | 19 | 15 | $3,716 |
| Weining W Liang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 21 | 21 | $3,710 |
| Diane D Kim Chino, CA | Pharmacist | 19 | 12 | $3,584 |
| Omolara Otaigbe Hattiesburg, MS | Family Practice | 21 | 18 | $3,551 |
| Ikenna S Nzeogu Tazewell, VA | Internal Medicine | 17 | 13 | $3,267 |
| Annette V Wagner Wilkes Barre, PA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 17 | 15 | $2,915 |
| David J Remmer Lakeland, FL | Family Practice | 16 | 15 | $2,835 |
| Shaun D Gill Doylestown, PA | Hospitalist | 20 | 18 | $2,758 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & D MRK | 3,185 | $554K |