Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$690K
-12.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
844
$817.77 per claim
Patients
167
173 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$690K
$4,132.93 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $690K for Xerava in 2024, for 844 prescriptions and refills to 167 patients (down 12.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $817.77.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Xerava in 2024: $107K for 133 claims, followed by Florida ($88K).
Deepika Buchupalli, infectious disease in Joliet, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Xerava in 2024: 52 claims costing $31K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepika Buchupalli Joliet, IL | Infectious Disease | 52 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Timothy P Noonan Nashville, TN | Infectious Disease | 30 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Erin Colantuono |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 164 | 794 | 183 | $664K |
| 2023 | 185 | 882 | 200 | $788K |
| 2024 | 173 | 844 | 167 | $690K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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 |
| 36 |
| Under 11 |
| $26K |
| Abey Sarai Kenneth City, FL | Infectious Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Jonathan Williams Detroit, MI | Infectious Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $18K |
| David Reynoso Galveston, TX | Infectious Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Meghan M Harris Tampa, FL | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Madhavi Ponnapalli New York, NY | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Uriel S Sandkovsky Dallas, TX | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $9,644 |
| Kevin A Grimes Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $8,912 |
| Clinton M Anderson Henderson, NV | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $6,670 |
| Mary Charmaine E Campana Henderson, NV | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $5,991 |
| Husameddin M Elmesallati Las Vegas, NV | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $5,874 |
| Liviu Nastase Pearl River, NY | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $5,435 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Tetraphase Phar | 844 | $690K |