Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.8M
-20.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
56K
$33.06 per claim
Patients
11K
9,877 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.8M
$169.09 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.8M for Alprazolam Er in 2024, for 55,626 prescriptions and refills to 10,872 patients (down 20.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $33.06.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Alprazolam Er in 2024: $174K for 5,445 claims, followed by Florida ($126K).
Natalie G Beemer, nurse practitioner in Brandon, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Alprazolam Er in 2024: 46 claims costing $7,416.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie G Beemer Brandon, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 46 | Under 11 | $7,416 |
| Eric D Moffet Kingsport, TN | Psychiatry | 167 | 27 | $6,873 |
| Lawrence D Ginsberg |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,754 | 49,727 | 9,559 | $2.1M |
| 2023 | 9,563 | 54,578 | 10,623 | $2.3M |
| 2024 | 9,877 | 55,626 | 10,872 | $1.8M |
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.
| Addiction Medicine |
| 140 |
| 39 |
| $6,704 |
| Robert C Jamieson Nashville, TN | Psychiatry | 197 | 33 | $6,261 |
| Kent L Davis Zanesville, OH | Family Practice | 99 | 14 | $6,048 |
| Christopher D Bojrab Carmel, IN | Psychiatry & Neurology | 46 | Under 11 | $4,877 |
| Gail S Ziv Mesa, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 125 | 14 | $4,522 |
| Lynne Lyons West Bloomfield, MI | Psychiatry | 39 | Under 11 | $4,517 |
| Daniel B Thistlethwaite South Charleston, WV | Psychiatry | 85 | Under 11 | $4,481 |
| Margaret A Bahder Gilford, NH | Psychiatry | 83 | Under 11 | $4,234 |
| Richard I Carey Nashua, NH | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | Under 11 | $4,146 |
| Daniela V Gitlin Plattsburgh, NY | Psychiatry | 35 | 14 | $3,968 |
| George E Groves Beaumont, TX | Psychiatry & Neurology | 129 | 17 | $3,935 |
| Priyadarshan Bajpayi Massapequa, NY | Psychiatry | 42 | Under 11 | $3,904 |
| Robert E Elliott Lexington, KY | Psychiatry | 15 | Under 11 | $3,866 |
| John C Strunk Dothan, AL | Psychiatry | 95 | 23 | $3,509 |
| Kevin N Gitlin Plattsburgh, NY | Psychiatry | 35 | 15 | $3,501 |
| Wendy J Garrett West Henrietta, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 13 | $3,451 |
| David Schmidt Rockport, ME | Psychiatry | 39 | Under 11 | $3,437 |
| Michelle A Lemon Lincoln, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $3,378 |
| Jeremy A Walters Lebanon, PA | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $3,273 |
| Michele Gunning Peterborough, NH | Psychiatry & Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $3,105 |
| Trisha Jobman Lincoln, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 46 | Under 11 | $3,046 |
| Brendan Beresford Hinsdale, IL | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $2,999 |
| Rhonda H Stahl Raleigh, NC | Psychiatry | 106 | 11 | $2,991 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 49,899 | $1.6M |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 5,730 | $197K |