Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$705K
-22.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
515
$1,369.34 per claim
Patients
64
83 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$705K
$11,018.94 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $705K for Viracept in 2024, for 515 prescriptions and refills to 64 patients (down 22.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,369.34.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Viracept in 2024: $168K for 123 claims, followed by Florida ($71K).
Waref Azmeh, infectious disease in Baton Rouge, LA, had the highest Medicare cost for Viracept in 2024: 25 claims costing $31K.
Viracept is made by Pfizer Inc. (PFE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Pfizer Labs..
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waref Azmeh Baton Rouge, LA | Infectious Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $31K |
| William D Bone Panama City, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Stephen C Waller |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 125 | 907 | 103 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | 92 | 669 | 81 | $909K |
| 2024 | 83 | 515 | 64 | $705K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $18K |
| Stephanie L Marglin Plymouth, MA | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Robert R Chavez New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Mark M Medeiros Scottsdale, AZ | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Andres F Henao Martinez Aurora, CO | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Sandor A Romero Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Sara D Back Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Donald K Marcus Southampton, PA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Emancia Neil Bronx, NY | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Lissette E Perez Comerio, PR | General Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Patrick E Nolan Mobile, AL | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Rafael Martinez San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Dora V Savani-Blackham Edgewood, KY | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Ramon A Ramirez Ronda Mayaguez, PR | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Ronald L Barbour Temple Terrace, FL | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Labs. PFE | 515 | $705K |