Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.16B
+6.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
417K
$2,779.27 per claim
Patients
105K
57,606 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.16B
$11,050.15 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.16B for Xifaxan in 2024, for 416,544 prescriptions and refills to 104,760 patients (up 6.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,779.27.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Xifaxan in 2024: $122.4M for 43,710 claims, followed by Texas ($117.0M).
Tram Pham, physician assistant in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Xifaxan in 2024: 3,713 claims costing $12.0M.
Xifaxan is made by Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC), listed in the Medicare spending data as Salix Pharmaceu.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tram Pham San Antonio, TX | Physician Assistant | 3,713 | 642 | $12.0M |
| Amanda L Matthews San Antonio, TX | Physician Assistant | 600 | 118 | $1.9M |
| Macy Godman |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 50,370 | 360,796 | 88,731 | $969.3M |
| 2023 | 54,062 | 383,751 | 95,934 | $1.09B |
| 2024 | 57,606 | 416,544 | 104,760 | $1.16B |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 481 |
| 78 |
| $1.6M |
| Miguel H Malespin Tampa, FL | Gastroenterology | 480 | 73 | $1.5M |
| Kimberly M Akinyele Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 451 | 72 | $1.4M |
| Edward A Mena Pasadena, CA | Undefined Physician type | 410 | 60 | $1.2M |
| Hesham M Elgouhari Denison, TX | Infectious Disease | 387 | 65 | $1.2M |
| Joseph S Galati Houston, TX | Gastroenterology | 331 | 63 | $1.1M |
| Ira R Willner Charleston, SC | Gastroenterology | 348 | 55 | $1.0M |
| Heather N Simpson Charleston, SC | Gastroenterology | 334 | 44 | $1.0M |
| Kawtar Al Khalloufi Tampa, FL | Gastroenterology | 322 | 49 | $997K |
| Rashid Z Syed Tampa, FL | Gastroenterology | 318 | 53 | $980K |
| Danielle Revert Louisville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 309 | 40 | $977K |
| Jamiel Ramos San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 307 | 92 | $968K |
| Jonathan M Fenkel Philadelphia, PA | Gastroenterology | 287 | 42 | $953K |
| Conrad J Ross Duluth, MN | Physician Assistant | 267 | 35 | $924K |
| Sabita Pokhrel Lexington, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 295 | 46 | $923K |
| Ashraf H Malek Camden, NJ | Internal Medicine | 270 | 38 | $896K |
| Mumtaz A Niazi Newark, NJ | Internal Medicine | 264 | 49 | $855K |
| Priti M Nuthakki Munster, IN | Gastroenterology | 256 | 41 | $844K |
| Nyingi M Kemmer Tampa, FL | Gastroenterology | 235 | 28 | $797K |
| Victor Ankoma-Sey Houston, TX | Gastroenterology | 226 | 37 | $789K |
| Winston Dunn Kansas City, KS | Gastroenterology | 245 | 46 | $786K |
| Laura Alba Kansas City, MO | Gastroenterology | 215 | 31 | $780K |
| Phillip Henderson Mobile, AL | Gastroenterology | 216 | 34 | $769K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceu BHC | 416,690 | $1.16B |