Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$122.3M
+8.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
90K
$1,355.24 per claim
Patients
36K
7,551 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$122.3M
$3,404.97 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $122.3M for Botox in 2024, for 90,207 prescriptions and refills to 35,903 patients (up 8.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,355.24.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Botox in 2024: $14.9M for 11,913 claims, followed by Texas ($10.5M).
Christina Kwasnica, physical medicine and rehabilitation in Phoenix, AZ, had the highest Medicare cost for Botox in 2024: 343 claims costing $825K.
Botox is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Allergan/Botox.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Kwasnica Phoenix, AZ | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 343 | 143 | $825K |
| Warren D Spinner Port Jefferson Station, NY | Neurology | 478 | 176 | $631K |
| Martin T Taylor |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,580 | 65,255 | 26,545 | $90.9M |
| 2023 | 7,275 | 79,443 | 32,032 | $112.4M |
| 2024 | 7,551 | 90,207 | 35,903 | $122.3M |
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 |
| 287 |
| 106 |
| $538K |
| Jay P Mahajan Las Vegas, NV | Neurology | 339 | 137 | $537K |
| Stuart J Hetrick Phoenix, AZ | Neurology | 320 | 112 | $445K |
| Hamid Sami Meriden, CT | Neurology | 305 | 95 | $442K |
| Marianne de Lima Chandler, AZ | Neurology | 234 | 92 | $383K |
| Mary E Kovacik Eicher Greensburg, PA | Neurology | 240 | 77 | $383K |
| Shanker N Dixit Las Vegas, NV | Neurology | 282 | 108 | $372K |
| Carlos A Garcia-Rivera Miami, FL | Neurology | 286 | 95 | $349K |
| W H Noland Tucson, AZ | Neurology | 247 | 89 | $331K |
| Dolores Dominguez Santamaria Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 255 | 84 | $322K |
| Matthias Linke Phoenix, AZ | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 116 | 50 | $321K |
| Larry W Epperson Montgomery, AL | Neurology | 229 | 79 | $317K |
| Jessica R Bussey Coventry Township, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 214 | 66 | $310K |
| Rabih Kashouty Stuart, FL | Neurology | 221 | 102 | $285K |
| Yeeshu Arora Chandler, AZ | Neurology | 204 | 77 | $266K |
| Sonia K Kalirao Coral Springs, FL | Neurology | 182 | 78 | $266K |
| Seth L Pullman New York, NY | Neurology | 186 | 69 | $263K |
| John H Gibson Winston Salem, NC | Neurology | 182 | 61 | $262K |
| Joshua M Smith Providence, RI | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 120 | 49 | $259K |
| Anna Serels Boston, MA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 108 | 45 | $254K |
| Rocco Dipaola Toms River, NJ | Neurology | 142 | 56 | $253K |
| Hassan Kesserwani Dothan, AL | Neurology | 154 | 71 | $250K |
| Jose C Cabassa New York, NY | Neurology | 185 | 64 | $247K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Allergan/Botox ABBV | 90,229 | $122.3M |