Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$70.4M
-1.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,414
$29,158.58 per claim
Patients
592
428 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$70.4M
$118,900.03 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $70.4M for Apokyn in 2024, for 2,414 prescriptions and refills to 592 patients (down 1.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $29,158.58.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Apokyn in 2024: $9.2M for 330 claims, followed by California ($7.4M).
Frederick J Delavega, neurology in La Jolla, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Apokyn in 2024: 15 claims costing $983K.
Apokyn is made by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SUPN), listed in the Medicare spending data as US World/Supern.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick J Delavega La Jolla, CA | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $983K |
| Salman Saeed Bartlett, TN | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $881K |
| Jeff M Bronstein |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 446 | 2,561 | 567 | $69.1M |
| 2023 | 444 | 2,318 | 581 | $71.8M |
| 2024 | 428 | 2,414 | 592 | $70.4M |
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 |
| 11 |
| Under 11 |
| $833K |
| Michael Lagoe Orange City, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $774K |
| Angel Vinuela Dorado, PR | Neurology | 27 | 11 | $762K |
| Alok Bhagat Dover, OH | Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $712K |
| Eric J Pappert San Antonio, TX | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $686K |
| Anette Nieves Ocala, FL | Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $639K |
| Dhruv R Patel Lorain, OH | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $594K |
| Khashayar Dashtipour Loma Linda, CA | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $585K |
| Lin Zhang Sacramento, CA | Neurology | 34 | 11 | $575K |
| Sean O'Laughlin Midlothian, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $571K |
| Brij M Ahluwalia Hawthorne, NY | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $567K |
| Stewart A Factor Atlanta, GA | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $567K |
| William B Bossert Chambersburg, PA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $533K |
| Eric S Molho Albany, NY | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $532K |
| Ramesh Gopalaswamy Plantation, FL | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $528K |
| Aaron L Ellenbogen Farmington Hills, MI | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $526K |
| Karylane Palermo Cruz San Juan, PR | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $508K |
| Kari Anglin West Bloomfield, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $498K |
| Michelle A Ferreira Coconut Creek, FL | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $495K |
| Angela M Dixon Fort Lauderdale, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $489K |
| Teresella M Gondolo Elmhurst, NY | Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $485K |
| Tracy W Flory Lagrange, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $461K |
| Philip A Hanna Edison, NJ | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $457K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| US World/Supern SUPN | 2,414 | $70.4M |