Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$160.1M
+6.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
218K
$735.74 per claim
Patients
38K
12,472 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$160.1M
$4,195.45 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $160.1M for Belbuca in 2024, for 217,610 prescriptions and refills to 38,162 patients (up 6.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $735.74.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Belbuca in 2024: $15.8M for 20,935 claims, followed by Texas ($12.1M).
Irving I Haber, physical medicine and rehabilitation in Terre Haute, IN, had the highest Medicare cost for Belbuca in 2024: 1,475 claims costing $1.4M.
Belbuca is made by Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (COLL), listed in the Medicare spending data as Biodel/Collegiu.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving I Haber Terre Haute, IN | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 1,475 | 209 | $1.4M |
| Jennifer Holeman Oklahoma City, OK | Anesthesiology | 741 | 217 | $549K |
| Richard Stoykovich |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,825 | 191,677 | 33,148 | $136.1M |
| 2023 | 10,810 | 198,326 | 34,511 | $149.9M |
| 2024 | 12,472 | 217,610 | 38,162 | $160.1M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 706 |
| 136 |
| $514K |
| Wilson L Velazquez Corpus Christi, TX | Pain Management | 485 | 63 | $451K |
| Joseph J Doerr Somerset, MA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 456 | 72 | $445K |
| Melissa Cole Winston Salem, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 501 | 95 | $436K |
| Theodore Kopp Mobile, AL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 658 | 111 | $429K |
| Anna C Kelly Florence, SC | Anesthesiology | 595 | 210 | $428K |
| Amanda A Zimmerman Winston Salem, NC | Physician Assistant | 404 | 55 | $362K |
| Debbie M Nendze-Scheitler Oroville, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 368 | 73 | $329K |
| Amit Patel Dalton, GA | Anesthesiology | 425 | 95 | $314K |
| Jane M Keilitz High Point, NC | Physician Assistant | 357 | 49 | $310K |
| Nitin Chhabra Dalton, GA | Pain Management | 333 | 62 | $307K |
| Carol Ann Berry Florence, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 399 | 131 | $302K |
| Samuel A Amen Bradenton, FL | Addiction Medicine | 383 | 82 | $300K |
| Hang M Tran Union City, CA | Pharmacist | 253 | 82 | $298K |
| Christian D Garrido Spokane, WA | Physician Assistant | 342 | 53 | $298K |
| Kary A Krochko Orange, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 305 | 63 | $290K |
| Nancy C Bratanow Milwaukee, WI | Interventional Pain Management | 304 | 35 | $288K |
| Adam Twickler Orange, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 321 | 90 | $286K |
| Jorge W Roig Weirton, WV | Anesthesiology | 312 | 55 | $278K |
| Kelly A Wilber Waterbury, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 295 | 58 | $275K |
| Stephen B Kelly Oklahoma City, OK | Family Practice | 365 | 163 | $267K |
| April J Damboise Eagle Lake, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 258 | 42 | $266K |
| John W Mallett Lagrange, GA | Anesthesiology | 363 | 107 | $260K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Biodel/Collegiu COLL | 217,647 | $160.1M |