Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$40.3M
-9.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
6,957
$5,787.03 per claim
Patients
1,046
829 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$40.3M
$38,489.83 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $40.3M for Ampyra in 2024, for 6,957 prescriptions and refills to 1,046 patients (down 9.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $5,787.03.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ampyra in 2024: $4.4M for 750 claims, followed by California ($2.9M).
Christopher C Laganke, neurology in Cullman, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Ampyra in 2024: 201 claims costing $1.3M.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher C Laganke Cullman, AL | Neurology | 201 | 46 | $1.3M |
| Mary Ann Picone Teaneck, NJ | Neurology | 89 | 16 | $802K |
| Angel R Chinea Sr. |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,065 | 9,969 | 1,438 | $48.6M |
| 2023 | 914 | 7,905 | 1,179 | $44.4M |
| 2024 | 829 | 6,957 | 1,046 | $40.3M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 111 |
| Under 11 |
| $479K |
| Patricia de Jesus Caguas, PR | Neurology | 83 | Under 11 | $361K |
| Regina R Berkovich West Hollywood, CA | Neurology | 58 | Under 11 | $297K |
| Anna K Cluskey Milwaukee, WI | Physician Assistant | 53 | Under 11 | $254K |
| Martin I Belkin Farmington Hills, MI | Neurology | 44 | Under 11 | $253K |
| Angela M Applebee Albany, NY | Neurology | 38 | Under 11 | $239K |
| Salvatore Q Napoli Foxboro, MA | Neurology | 44 | Under 11 | $228K |
| Marina Creed West Hartford, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | Under 11 | $206K |
| Stacyann S Smith New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | Under 11 | $198K |
| Aimee P Borazanci Tulsa, OK | Neurology | 46 | Under 11 | $195K |
| Syed A Rizvi Providence, RI | Psychiatry | 43 | Under 11 | $192K |
| Sherrill R Loring Atlanta, GA | Neurology | 33 | Under 11 | $179K |
| Kevin R Kristl Granger, IN | Neurology | 19 | Under 11 | $178K |
| Jonathan C Calkwood Golden Valley, MN | Neurology | 16 | Under 11 | $174K |
| Anastasia M Lyras New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 43 | Under 11 | $171K |
| William R Shaffer Boulder, CO | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $169K |
| Margarita Mikhaylova New York, NY | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $167K |
| Erik D Istre Queensbury, NY | Neurology | 33 | Under 11 | $165K |
| George J Hutton Houston, TX | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $164K |
| Mark Gudesblatt Islip, NY | Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $161K |
| Tarun Singhal Boston, MA | Neurology | 21 | Under 11 | $158K |
| Saud A Sadiq New York, NY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $157K |
| Jamie J Wolf Waukesha, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $151K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Acorda/Merz | 6,957 | $40.3M |