Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$219.7M
+19.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
137K
$1,602.58 per claim
Patients
15K
10,668 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $219.7M for Briviact in 2024, for 137,078 prescriptions and refills to 15,493 patients (up 19.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,602.58.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Briviact in 2024: $18.5M for 10,699 claims, followed by Michigan ($18.2M).
Julie E Hanna, neurology in Roseville, MN, had the highest Medicare cost for Briviact in 2024: 465 claims costing $798K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie E Hanna Roseville, MN | Neurology | 465 | 33 | $798K |
| Andrew J Zillgitt Garden City, MI | Neurology | 411 | 50 | $795K |
| Toufic A Fakhoury Lexington, KY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,513 | 99,079 | 11,095 | $149.4M |
| 2023 | 8,740 | 113,238 | 12,824 | $184.2M |
| 2024 | 10,668 | 137,078 | 15,493 | $219.7M |
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 |
| 519 |
| 34 |
| $785K |
| Jessica Bishop Boise, ID | Physician Assistant | 469 | 43 | $706K |
| Aline Herlopian New Haven, CT | Neurology | 394 | 47 | $672K |
| Gregory S Connor Tulsa, OK | Neurology | 414 | 38 | $640K |
| George L Morris III Milwaukee, WI | Epileptologists | 193 | 20 | $577K |
| Mikhail P Shkiryak Iowa City, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 396 | 36 | $548K |
| Meng Lan Cheung Gan Portland, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 179 | 29 | $544K |
| Philip J Kurle Osage Beach, MO | Neurology | 317 | 29 | $535K |
| David E Burdette Grand Rapids, MI | Neurology | 263 | 36 | $531K |
| Tariq A Gheith East Lansing, MI | Neurology | 358 | 34 | $512K |
| Bilal A Choudry Carlsbad, CA | Neurology | 346 | 39 | $511K |
| Paul B Atkinson Roseville, MN | Neurology | 256 | 22 | $508K |
| Mercedes Jacobson Philadelphia, PA | Neurology | 262 | 45 | $495K |
| Heather R McKee Cincinnati, OH | Neurology | 330 | 33 | $480K |
| Komal H Ashraf Columbia, MO | Neurology | 245 | 29 | $468K |
| Lisa L Bulthuis South Portland, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 215 | 41 | $464K |
| Palak Shah Roseville, MN | Neurology | 219 | 22 | $454K |
| Daniel J Luciano New York, NY | Neurology | 246 | 25 | $446K |
| Micheal P Macken Chicago, IL | Neuropsychiatry | 166 | 35 | $426K |
| Jennifer Edgar East Lansing, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 191 | 34 | $424K |
| Sami M Aboumatar Austin, TX | Neurology | 229 | 31 | $421K |
| Diana T Page Scarborough, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 245 | 36 | $419K |
| Laura Suhan North Brunswick, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 253 | 35 | $418K |