Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$168.6M
-14.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
6.8M
$24.68 per claim
Patients
1.5M
322,035 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$168.6M
$113.45 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $168.6M for Bupropion Xl in 2024, for 6,828,481 prescriptions and refills to 1,485,674 patients (down 14.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $24.68.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Bupropion Xl in 2024: $12.7M for 486,152 claims, followed by Texas ($10.2M).
Zaleskie Ruiz, psychiatry & neurology in Cabo Rojo, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Bupropion Xl in 2024: 3,011 claims costing $70K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaleskie Ruiz Cabo Rojo, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 3,011 | 331 | $70K |
| Maritza Ortiz Acosta Ponce, PR | Psychiatry | 2,506 | 254 | $63K |
| Biren P Patel |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 286,137 | 5,662,761 | 1,204,679 | $223.0M |
| 2023 | 302,812 | 6,159,608 | 1,325,211 | $197.1M |
| 2024 | 322,035 | 6,828,481 | 1,485,674 | $168.6M |
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 & Neurology |
| 747 |
| 271 |
| $58K |
| Raul Benitez Manati, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 2,528 | 342 | $55K |
| Francisco C Parra Manati, PR | Psychiatry | 2,281 | 291 | $46K |
| Jose R Rodriguez Cay Caguas, PR | Psychiatry | 2,151 | 231 | $45K |
| Diogenes O Adames Carolina, PR | Psychiatry | 1,845 | 233 | $43K |
| Jorge L Valentin Mayaguez, PR | Psychiatry | 1,743 | 217 | $41K |
| Erik G Medina Mayaguez, PR | Psychiatry | 1,774 | 218 | $40K |
| Milagros Ortiz Humacao, PR | Psychiatry | 1,838 | 224 | $35K |
| Daniel A Frantz Greeley, CO | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 210 | 38 | $34K |
| Jose J Zamora-Alvarez Mayaguez, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 1,588 | 158 | $33K |
| Lines M Perez San Juan, PR | Psychiatry | 1,722 | 181 | $31K |
| Edgardo J Prieto Agostini Coquas, PR | Psychiatry | 1,561 | 170 | $31K |
| Vivian I Acevedo Toa Baja, PR | Psychiatry | 1,405 | 181 | $28K |
| Jesus Rivero Carolina, PR | Neuropsychiatry | 1,225 | 153 | $28K |
| Ruben L Bravo Valverde Sr. Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 1,349 | 153 | $28K |
| Carlos J Gonzalez Degro Guayama, PR | Psychiatry | 1,596 | 181 | $28K |
| Reinaldo J Rodriguez Cruz Humacao, PR | Psychiatry | 1,422 | 188 | $27K |
| David A Flores Cayey, PR | Psychiatry | 1,403 | 178 | $27K |
| Mario R Gonzalez-Torres Dorado, PR | Psychiatry | 656 | 107 | $26K |
| Thomas J Nowotny St Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 631 | 127 | $24K |
| Sri Pallavi Morampudi Johnson City, TN | Psychiatry & Neurology | 295 | 101 | $23K |
| Isis M Sanchez-Longo Caguas, PR | Psychiatry | 1,026 | 140 | $22K |
| 1720089386 | Psychiatry | 1,093 | 132 | $22K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 2,407,273 | $54.7M |
| Rising Pharm | 1,419,500 | $32.3M |
| Epic Pharma LLC | 1,110,049 | $27.0M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 347,692 | $9.5M |
| Accord Healthca | 354,894 | $7.6M |
| Quallent Pharma | 125,098 | $6.4M |
| Twi/Upsher | 51,312 | $5.9M |
| Sciegen Pharmac | 315,068 | $5.8M |
| Slate Run Pharm | 223,075 | $5.8M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 185,416 | $3.1M |
| Wockhardt USA L | 6,868 | $3.0M |
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 106,937 | $2.2M |
| Alvogen Inc | 4,090 | $1.8M |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 71,716 | $1.6M |
| Westminster Pha | 41,154 | $872K |
| Par Pharm. | 21,835 | $357K |
| Vitruvias Thera | 19,070 | $165K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 6,180 | $112K |
| Radha Pharmaceu | 5,067 | $106K |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 3,836 | $66K |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 2,696 | $49K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 1,006 | $18K |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 461 | $7,630 |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 208 | $6,534 |
| Global Pharm | 144 | $3,622 |
| Trupharma, LLC. | 213 | $2,989 |
| AHP | 135 | $2,859 |
| Exelan Pharmace | 121 | $1,877 |
| Marlex Pharm. | 102 | $1,428 |