Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$198.9M
+5.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
129K
$1,544.19 per claim
Patients
15K
7,925 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$199.0M
$13,311.91 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $198.9M for Vemlidy in 2024, for 128,796 prescriptions and refills to 14,939 patients (up 5.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,544.19.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Vemlidy in 2024: $64.6M for 41,191 claims, followed by New York ($52.3M).
Huy N Trinh, gastroenterology in San Jose, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Vemlidy in 2024: 813 claims costing $1.2M.
Vemlidy is made by Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), listed in the Medicare spending data as Gilead Sciences.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huy N Trinh San Jose, CA | Gastroenterology | 813 | 96 | $1.2M |
| Christopher D Bui Santa Ana, CA | Internal Medicine | 841 | 98 | $1.2M |
| Tammy K Lee San Francisco, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,380 | 108,865 | 12,178 | $158.4M |
| 2023 | 7,159 | 119,785 | 13,603 | $187.8M |
| 2024 | 7,925 | 128,796 | 14,939 | $198.9M |
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 |
| 838 |
| 94 |
| $1.2M |
| Huy A Nguyen San Jose, CA | Gastroenterology | 693 | 73 | $1.1M |
| Truong-Sinh Leduc Fountain Valley, CA | Gastroenterology | 714 | 74 | $1.0M |
| Khanh K Nguyen San Jose, CA | Gastroenterology | 651 | 69 | $1.0M |
| Quang Q Phan Garden Grove, CA | Gastroenterology | 630 | 76 | $957K |
| Tu Tranvan Rosemead, CA | Gastroenterology | 657 | 62 | $946K |
| Francis Y Yao San Francisco, CA | Gastroenterology | 501 | 62 | $945K |
| Catherine A Magee San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 567 | 75 | $899K |
| Kwok Leung Chung Monterey Park, CA | Gastroenterology | 608 | 65 | $887K |
| Hector Z Ye Flushing, NY | Physician Assistant | 505 | 61 | $742K |
| Danny Chu New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 447 | 47 | $645K |
| Yong S Lin New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 384 | 36 | $565K |
| Fufu He Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 365 | 39 | $539K |
| Firmin C Ho Monterey Park, CA | Gastroenterology | 383 | 40 | $537K |
| Ke-Qin Hu Orange, CA | Gastroenterology | 352 | 55 | $536K |
| Edward A Mena Pasadena, CA | Undefined Physician type | 342 | 41 | $530K |
| Sing Chan Flushing, NY | Gastroenterology | 348 | 54 | $528K |
| Baoen Jiang New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 369 | 43 | $528K |
| Li Q Zhang New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 341 | 50 | $500K |
| Hanbin Zheng New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 343 | 41 | $498K |
| Wei G Lin New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 351 | 34 | $496K |
| Chien Chiang New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 344 | 34 | $488K |
| Wuhua Jing New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 333 | 31 | $485K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences GILD | 128,867 | $199.0M |