Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$77.0M
+124.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
73K
$1,054.71 per claim
Patients
16K
10,055 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$77.1M
$4,685.78 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $77.0M for Auvelity in 2024, for 73,053 prescriptions and refills to 16,441 patients (up 124.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,054.71.
Ohio had the highest Medicare cost for Auvelity in 2024: $5.9M for 5,976 claims, followed by New York ($5.7M).
Damaso A Oliva Jr., psychiatry in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Auvelity in 2024: 685 claims costing $650K.
Auvelity is made by Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (AXSM), listed in the Medicare spending data as Axsome Therapeu.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damaso A Oliva Jr. San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry | 685 | 96 | $650K |
| Edward C Sathoff Mankato, MN | Psychiatry | 321 | 53 | $328K |
| Kristopher Oldham |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 621 | 1,086 | 809 | $1.0M |
| 2023 | 5,648 | 33,129 | 9,264 | $34.4M |
| 2024 | 10,055 | 73,053 | 16,441 | $77.0M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 240 |
| 39 |
| $265K |
| Ibrahim Dagher Los Angeles, CA | Psychiatry | 214 | 26 | $207K |
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 240 | 29 | $200K |
| Kelli N Bridgman Deland, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 155 | 28 | $181K |
| Michael B Stotler Saint Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 140 | 17 | $162K |
| Patrick Bentley Medina, OH | Psychiatry & Neurology | 149 | 22 | $161K |
| Kristin Manning Lake Mary, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 106 | 18 | $159K |
| Luis J Olivera-Rodriguez Orlando, FL | Psychiatry | 127 | 17 | $150K |
| Samuel N Gillespie Moulton, AL | Family Practice | 119 | 40 | $141K |
| Stephen C Humble Nashville, TN | Psychiatry | 114 | 15 | $140K |
| Armand S Schachter Birmingham, AL | Psychiatry | 128 | 28 | $138K |
| Angela N Ciroli Bucyrus, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 123 | 23 | $137K |
| Trina L Greenwald Marion, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 112 | 17 | $130K |
| Ernesto Zilberberg North Andover, MA | Psychiatry | 166 | 36 | $128K |
| Crystal M Travis Portsmouth, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 103 | 18 | $126K |
| Sarang Patel Royal Oak, MI | Physician Assistant | 135 | 25 | $125K |
| Larry M Neuman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 116 | 40 | $124K |
| Jonathan C Uecker New Brighton, MN | Psychiatry | 105 | 20 | $120K |
| Susan M Whittaker Mentor, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 110 | 18 | $119K |
| Todd J Gates West Melbourne, FL | Psychiatry | 96 | 20 | $118K |
| Shahzad M Hashmi Gainesville, GA | Psychiatry | 124 | 22 | $117K |
| Lisa A Oshaughnessy Turnure Sumter, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 94 | 17 | $116K |
| Richard Khalil Yonkers, NY | Family Practice | 110 | 18 | $115K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Axsome Therapeu AXSM | 73,075 | $77.1M |