Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$111.2M
-17.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
7.8M
$14.17 per claim
Patients
1.6M
324,329 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$111.2M
$71.55 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $111.2M for Buspirone Hcl in 2024, for 7,844,181 prescriptions and refills to 1,553,798 patients (down 17.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $14.17.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Buspirone Hcl in 2024: $8.4M for 602,198 claims, followed by Texas ($7.7M).
Carole A Rosanova, neuropsychiatry in Kildeer, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Buspirone Hcl in 2024: 2,735 claims costing $58K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carole A Rosanova Kildeer, IL | Neuropsychiatry | 2,735 | 237 | $58K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 4,152 | 400 | $54K |
| Allan J McCorkle |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 290,480 | 6,517,070 | 1,308,256 | $119.7M |
| 2023 | 306,723 | 7,108,008 | 1,419,589 | $134.0M |
| 2024 | 324,329 | 7,844,181 | 1,553,798 | $111.2M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 2,227 |
| 484 |
| $51K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 2,033 | 306 | $42K |
| Jesus Rivero Carolina, PR | Neuropsychiatry | 3,798 | 486 | $33K |
| Maritza Ortiz Acosta Ponce, PR | Psychiatry | 3,219 | 526 | $30K |
| Jack H Brown Jr. Sand Springs, OK | Family Practice | 1,630 | 277 | $30K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 1,572 | 280 | $30K |
| Francisco C Parra Manati, PR | Psychiatry | 3,602 | 490 | $29K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 2,890 | 213 | $28K |
| Zinnia A Garcia Pena Yabucoa, PR | Psychiatry | 5,132 | 643 | $28K |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 2,846 | 178 | $27K |
| Mark Slaven Oneida, NY | Psychiatry | 834 | 97 | $27K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 1,659 | 236 | $27K |
| Scotty R Ortega Odessa, TX | Family Practice | 1,776 | 204 | $27K |
| Angel M Gomez Rodriguez Coamo, PR | Psychiatry | 2,239 | 299 | $26K |
| Pragneshkumar N Radadiya Indianapolis, IN | Family Practice | 1,417 | 212 | $26K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 2,329 | 191 | $26K |
| Madalene Beckner Fort Wayne, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 1,292 | 127 | $26K |
| Kari D Shields Ashland, KY | Family Practice | 1,180 | 175 | $25K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 1,634 | 164 | $25K |
| Erik G Medina Mayaguez, PR | Psychiatry | 2,270 | 356 | $25K |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,457 | 166 | $24K |
| David R Zetter Arlington, KY | Family Practice | 1,034 | 205 | $24K |
| Amir Hajimomenian Virginia Beach, VA | Internal Medicine | 1,114 | 208 | $23K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 2,688,743 | $31.1M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 2,249,856 | $30.4M |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 525,133 | $11.5M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 722,335 | $8.8M |
| Advagen Pharma | 539,465 | $8.4M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 406,689 | $8.1M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 252,077 | $6.9M |
| Oxford Pharmace | 281,501 | $3.4M |
| Accord Healthca | 127,330 | $1.9M |
| Mylan VTRS | 25,217 | $377K |
| Epic Pharma LLC | 20,258 | $328K |
| Mylan Instituti VTRS | 4,770 | $50K |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 1,733 | $32K |
| Nivagen Pharmac | 1,078 | $15K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 908 | $8,231 |
| Apnar Pharma, L | 276 | $2,639 |
| Yiling Pharmace | 76 | $1,327 |