Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.07B
-5.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
162K
$6,576.93 per claim
Patients
18K
15,275 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.07B
$57,927.11 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.07B for Austedo in 2024, for 162,191 prescriptions and refills to 18,414 patients (down 5.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6,576.93.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Austedo in 2024: $87.3M for 12,569 claims, followed by Florida ($79.2M).
Sharon D Blue, nurse practitioner in Tampa, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Austedo in 2024: 606 claims costing $3.5M.
Austedo is made by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA), listed in the Medicare spending data as Teva USA.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon D Blue Tampa, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 606 | 88 | $3.5M |
| John C Ciaccio Moline, IL | Psychiatry | 221 | 24 | $2.4M |
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12,184 | 139,027 | 15,881 | $890.0M |
| 2023 | 14,241 | 166,122 | 18,272 | $1.12B |
| 2024 | 15,275 | 162,191 | 18,414 | $1.07B |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 360 |
| 35 |
| $2.4M |
| Victor Sung Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 158 | 16 | $2.2M |
| Cherian A Karunapuzha Oklahoma City, OK | Neurology | 192 | 19 | $2.1M |
| Randolph S Geslani Lehigh Acres, FL | Neurology | 205 | 24 | $1.9M |
| Emily J Garrett-Pruett Midlothian, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 266 | 40 | $1.5M |
| Kelly L Andrzejewski Rochester, NY | Neurology | 80 | Under 11 | $1.3M |
| Dolores A Stefanski Tampa, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 264 | 35 | $1.2M |
| Karl R Stammer Joplin, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 83 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| April R Downing Bells, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 160 | 14 | $1.2M |
| Amy E Cooper Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 118 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Marissa Dean Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 127 | 11 | $1.1M |
| Juliet M Gatobu Austin, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 125 | 12 | $1.1M |
| Brigitte Tyree Austin, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 153 | 14 | $1.1M |
| Bradleigh T Pfitzer Birmingham, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 144 | 13 | $1.1M |
| Jody Corey-Bloom La Jolla, CA | Neurology | 136 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Brian Chase Canandaigua, NY | Family Practice | 145 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Haisam Al-Khouri Oklahoma City, OK | Psychiatry | 119 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Charles E Kamen Las Vegas, NV | Neurology | 71 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Katherine E McDonell Nashville, TN | Neurology | 89 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| Samuel A Frank Boston, MA | Neurology | 90 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| Charles Lewis Little Rock, AR | Psychiatry | 143 | 19 | $1.0M |
| Timothy A Leichliter Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 128 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| Danielle E Englert Doggett Charlotte, NC | Neurology | 97 | Under 11 | $970K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 162,212 | $1.07B |