Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$144.0M
+1.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
84K
$1,719.11 per claim
Patients
8,263
6,452 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$144.1M
$17,431.50 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $144.0M for Aptiom in 2024, for 83,782 prescriptions and refills to 8,263 patients (up 1.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,719.11.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Aptiom in 2024: $13.3M for 8,019 claims, followed by Texas ($12.6M).
Juan G Ochoa, neurology in Mobile, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Aptiom in 2024: 212 claims costing $622K.
Aptiom is made by Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (4506.T), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sumitomo Pharma.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan G Ochoa Mobile, AL | Neurology | 212 | 26 | $622K |
| Steven D Maynard Terre Haute, IN | Neurology | 256 | 29 | $574K |
| Heidi L Henninger Scarborough, ME |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,225 | 85,156 | 8,361 | $131.3M |
| 2023 | 6,392 | 84,882 | 8,344 | $141.9M |
| 2024 | 6,452 | 83,782 | 8,263 | $144.0M |
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 |
| 138 |
| 19 |
| $490K |
| Mikhail P Shkiryak Iowa City, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 225 | 19 | $429K |
| Bilal A Choudry Carlsbad, CA | Neurology | 178 | 23 | $372K |
| Samir Al-Kabbani Knoxville, TN | Neurology | 175 | 24 | $351K |
| John Dempster Jr. Tucson, AZ | Undefined Physician type | 115 | 13 | $341K |
| Manoj Raghavan Milwaukee, WI | Neurology | 42 | Under 11 | $331K |
| Diana T Page Scarborough, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 97 | Under 11 | $318K |
| Rohit S Kuruvilla Houston, TX | Neurology | 85 | Under 11 | $305K |
| Miguel A Gutierrez McAllen, TX | Neurology | 200 | 37 | $290K |
| James P Valeriano Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 177 | 15 | $287K |
| Julius F Deiparine Beaumont, TX | Neurology | 170 | 41 | $278K |
| Ashley M Berneking Saint Louis, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 112 | 22 | $278K |
| Abdullah Alsawaf Arlington Heights, IL | Neurology | 113 | 11 | $269K |
| Dawn S Eliashiv Los Angeles, CA | Neurology | 85 | 11 | $264K |
| Jessica Bishop Boise, ID | Physician Assistant | 112 | 14 | $261K |
| 1508856170 | Internal Medicine | 179 | 23 | $254K |
| Thulasiraman P Ravichandran Milwaukee, WI | Neurology | 98 | 13 | $249K |
| Rajdeep Singh Charlotte, NC | Neurology | 110 | 13 | $248K |
| Shiva S Natarajan Germantown, TN | Neurology | 93 | 13 | $248K |
| Sami M Aboumatar Austin, TX | Neurology | 85 | 14 | $247K |
| Julio Cantero Sarasota, FL | Neurology | 169 | 18 | $247K |
| Rajesh Sachdeo Somerset, NJ | Neurology | 72 | 14 | $241K |
| Victor Biton Little Rock, AR | Neurology | 80 | Under 11 | $237K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Pharma 4506.T | 83,810 | $144.1M |