Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$563K
-3.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
8,882
$63.43 per claim
Patients
3,611
3,464 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$564K
$156.01 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $563K for Alprazolam Odt in 2024, for 8,882 prescriptions and refills to 3,611 patients (down 3.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $63.43.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Alprazolam Odt in 2024: $61K for 968 claims, followed by Texas ($52K).
Mark Slaven, psychiatry in Oneida, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Alprazolam Odt in 2024: 43 claims costing $6,003.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Slaven Oneida, NY | Psychiatry | 43 | 11 | $6,003 |
| Wendy J Garrett West Henrietta, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 32 | Under 11 | $4,274 |
| Marshall L Teitelbaum |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,692 | 7,203 | 2,758 | $591K |
| 2023 | 2,764 | 7,519 | 2,780 | $585K |
| 2024 | 3,464 | 8,882 | 3,611 | $563K |
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.
| Neuropsychiatry |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $3,952 |
| Agustin Rubio Reedley, CA | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $3,193 |
| Michael J Sineway Lawrenceville, GA | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $3,189 |
| Rowen G Diano Montclair, NJ | Geriatric Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $2,986 |
| Glen E Johnson West Valley City, UT | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $2,750 |
| David E Goldman Springfield, IL | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $2,542 |
| Olayinka M Aramide Newark, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $2,507 |
| Peter O Ige Baltimore, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $2,494 |
| Amber Lindholm Kingsford, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $2,399 |
| Jeana R Wilcox Kansas City, MO | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 12 | Under 11 | $2,351 |
| Patrick J McGrath New York, NY | Psychiatry | 11 | Under 11 | $2,339 |
| Stephen M Cox Lexington, KY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 36 | Under 11 | $2,321 |
| Jorge S Zuniga Livonia, MI | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $2,277 |
| Daniel V Freeland Lakeway, TX | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $2,266 |
| Gary P Holloway Lake Orion, MI | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $2,250 |
| Melanie Daley Marlborough, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $2,135 |
| Lori Rogers Lafayette, IN | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $2,129 |
| Nadarajah Nirmalan St Petersburg, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $2,040 |
| David I Levey Boca Raton, FL | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $2,022 |
| David Levinthal Pittsburgh, PA | Gastroenterology | 33 | Under 11 | $1,995 |
| Muhiba Begum Emerson, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $1,944 |
| Oluyemi Aina Sherman, TX | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $1,893 |
| John Savage Peru, IN | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $1,870 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Par Pharm. | 8,829 | $560K |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 55 | $3,301 |