Letermovir
Brand name: Prevymis
Rank #460 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$16.1M
Total Cost
2,144
Total Claims
$16.1M
Total Cost
106
Prescribers
$7,487
Cost per Claim
79
Beneficiaries
2,195
30-Day Fills
$151K
Avg Cost/Provider
20
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.01%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$16.1M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $16.1M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $7,487 per prescription, this is a high-cost medication. Expensive drugs drive Medicare spending growth and create access challenges for patients with coverage gaps.
Average cost of $151,437 per prescriber suggests this drug may be concentrated among specialists. High per-provider spending can sometimes indicate inappropriate prescribing or overly aggressive use.
Average cost of $203,194 per patient per year. Medications at this price point significantly impact patient out-of-pocket costs and Medicare spending.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Letermovir
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofya Tokman | Pulmonary Disease | Phoenix, AZ | 87 | $647K |
| 2 | Kapilkumar Patel | Pulmonary Disease | Tampa, FL | 88 | $623K |
| 3 | Fritzie Albarillo | Infectious Disease | Maywood, IL | 24 | $500K |
| 4 | John Reynolds | Pulmonary Disease | Durham, NC | 51 | $400K |
| 5 | Muhammad Qureshi | Internal Medicine | Baltimore, MD | 53 | $376K |
| 6 | Monica Esquivel | Nurse Practitioner | San Antonio, TX | 47 | $332K |
| 7 | Shirley Marshall | Nurse Practitioner | Boston, MA | 43 | $323K |
| 8 | Elise Rodriguez | Nurse Practitioner | Gainesville, FL | 37 | $298K |
| 9 | Albert Mamary | Pulmonary Disease | Philadelphia, PA | 38 | $278K |
| 10 | Yasser Khaled | Hematology | Orlando, FL | 34 | $258K |
| 11 | Ariss Derhovanessian | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Los Angeles, CA | 34 | $256K |
| 12 | Amelia Langston | Medical Oncology | Atlanta, GA | 35 | $255K |
| 13 | Sheena Yee | Physician Assistant | Duarte, CA | 34 | $249K |
| 14 | Melissa Burke | Nurse Practitioner | Philadelphia, PA | 33 | $229K |
| 15 | Sharlinee Sritharan | Nurse Practitioner | New York, NY | 28 | $228K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 457 | Glucagon (Gvoke Hypopen 2-Pack) | $16.6M | 31,523 |
| 458 | Bosentan (Bosentan) | $16.5M | 2,765 |
| 459 | Telmisartan (Telmisartan) | $16.4M | 334,601 |
| 460 | Letermovir (Prevymis) | $16.1M | 2,144 |
| 461 | Fluphenazine Hcl (Fluphenazine Hcl) | $16.0M | 73,051 |
| 462 | Nivolumab (Opdivo) | $16.0M | 1,275 |
| 463 | Leflunomide (Leflunomide) | $16.0M | 205,765 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology