Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.1M
-7.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
13K
$636.83 per claim
Patients
2,347
2,163 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$8.2M
$3,471.72 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.1M for Aripiprazole Odt in 2024, for 12,795 prescriptions and refills to 2,347 patients (down 7.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $636.83.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Aripiprazole Odt in 2024: $3.6M for 3,998 claims, followed by Michigan ($919K).
George A Blair II, psychiatry in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Aripiprazole Odt in 2024: 223 claims costing $334K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George A Blair II Los Angeles, CA | Psychiatry | 223 | 17 | $334K |
| Alan Markie Pasadena, CA | Psychiatry | 242 | 21 | $224K |
| Steven Macina Huntington Beach, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,334 | 7,120 | 1,339 | $7.1M |
| 2023 | 1,731 | 9,677 | 1,913 | $8.8M |
| 2024 | 2,163 | 12,795 | 2,347 | $8.1M |
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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.
| Psychiatry |
| 162 |
| 20 |
| $216K |
| Shane Manalang Lynwood, CA | Physician Assistant | 198 | 30 | $204K |
| Ricky P Lockett Saint Petersburg, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 57 | 11 | $113K |
| Richard I Torban Palm Desert, CA | Psychiatry | 59 | Under 11 | $85K |
| Jill Oestreicher Long Beach, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 89 | 15 | $82K |
| Kamel L Kamel Irvine, CA | Psychiatry | 66 | Under 11 | $82K |
| Daniel I Chang Orange, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 64 | Under 11 | $76K |
| Gadson J Johnson Jr. Santa Monica, CA | Psychiatry | 47 | Under 11 | $73K |
| Sherwin Imperio Long Beach, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 60 | Under 11 | $67K |
| Ajmal Mohammad Lawndale, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 64 | Under 11 | $66K |
| Daniel F Chueh Orange, CA | Psychiatry | 45 | Under 11 | $62K |
| Osamamwode S Ogbeiwi Brea, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $61K |
| Jose Gamboa Anaheim, CA | Psychiatry | 98 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Maria Lucila Sison Llanes West Covina, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 80 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Matthew M White Glendale, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 71 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Mahtab Yousefi Costa Mesa, CA | Psychiatry | 34 | Under 11 | $56K |
| Douglas H Phan Riverside, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 57 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Cordelia Rose E Onyekwe Long Beach, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 37 | Under 11 | $45K |
| Madhu V Gupta Dearborn, MI | Family Practice | 83 | Under 11 | $42K |
| Charles Tuan-Tu S Nguyen Irvine, CA | Psychiatry | 44 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Monica Morales Wichita, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 30 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Luzviminda J Nobleza Inglewood, CA | Psychiatry | 32 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Anna Katrina Cruz Orange, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 30 | Under 11 | $36K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Viona Pharmaceu | 3,793 | $2.6M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 4,117 | $2.6M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 3,183 | $2.1M |
| Bionpharma Inc. | 1,702 | $862K |
| Orchid/Bionphar | 13 | $2,230 |