Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$481K
-5.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
17K
$28.70 per claim
Patients
3,974
3,950 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$481K
$121.15 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $481K for Alprazolam Xr in 2024, for 16,776 prescriptions and refills to 3,974 patients (down 5.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $28.70.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Alprazolam Xr in 2024: $49K for 1,535 claims, followed by Texas ($29K).
Lisa M Wochos, psychiatry in Wauwatosa, WI, had the highest Medicare cost for Alprazolam Xr in 2024: 37 claims costing $3,433.
Alprazolam Xr is made by Viatris Inc. (VTRS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Greenstone LLC..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa M Wochos Wauwatosa, WI | Psychiatry | 37 | Under 11 | $3,433 |
| Annmarie Bernier West Hartford, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $2,756 |
| Kellen E Sherlock |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,619 | 20,062 | 4,843 | $722K |
| 2023 | 3,631 | 14,586 | 3,732 | $507K |
| 2024 | 3,950 | 16,776 | 3,974 | $481K |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 35 |
| Under 11 |
| $2,253 |
| Eric D Moffet Kingsport, TN | Psychiatry | 64 | Under 11 | $2,058 |
| Emily R Rademacher Green Bay, WI | Psychiatry | 35 | Under 11 | $2,050 |
| Douglas J Campbell Superior, AZ | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $1,998 |
| Randy I Pardell Poughkeepsie, NY | Psychiatry | 14 | Under 11 | $1,971 |
| Irakli Mania Chambersburg, PA | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $1,920 |
| Denise J Rashti Bellaire, TX | Psychiatry & Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $1,884 |
| John-Paul Cloutier Newport, VT | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $1,788 |
| Kenneth R Richmond Holyoke, MA | Psychiatry | 23 | Under 11 | $1,643 |
| Sherri C Kroll Brunswick, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $1,631 |
| Gregory J Dray Asheville, NC | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $1,611 |
| Gretchen L Hermes New London, CT | Psychiatry | 19 | Under 11 | $1,602 |
| Pawan K Garg Wyandotte, MI | Psychiatry | 25 | Under 11 | $1,582 |
| Stephen M Cox Lexington, KY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 27 | Under 11 | $1,571 |
| Thomas Serio Tallahassee, FL | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $1,560 |
| Alan Manevitz New York, NY | Psychiatry | 11 | Under 11 | $1,545 |
| Michael Sanders Sebring, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $1,521 |
| Lisa M Poulos Greensboro, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $1,483 |
| Melissa D Kimberlin Indianapolis, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $1,469 |
| Fred W Stelson Ann Arbor, MI | Psychiatry | 27 | Under 11 | $1,462 |
| Kevin N Gitlin Plattsburgh, NY | Psychiatry | 22 | Under 11 | $1,423 |
| Susan Z Privoznik Topeka, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $1,353 |
| James E Townsend East Setauket, NY | Psychiatry | 56 | Under 11 | $1,350 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Greenstone LLC. VTRS | 16,776 | $481K |