Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$10.8M
-53.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
26K
$418.89 per claim
Patients
5,869
5,197 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$10.8M
$1,840.01 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $10.8M for Butrans in 2024, for 25,779 prescriptions and refills to 5,869 patients (down 53.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $418.89.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Butrans in 2024: $1.6M for 3,699 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($707K).
Irving I Haber, physical medicine and rehabilitation in Terre Haute, IN, had the highest Medicare cost for Butrans in 2024: 171 claims costing $82K.
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 | 171 | 37 | $82K |
| Debbie M Nendze-Scheitler Oroville, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 138 | 22 | $67K |
| Raymond R Gaeta |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,655 | 34,410 | 6,703 | $24.8M |
| 2023 | 5,563 | 30,684 | 6,513 | $23.2M |
| 2024 | 5,197 | 25,779 | 5,869 | $10.8M |
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.
| Anesthesiology |
| 105 |
| 26 |
| $40K |
| Charles B Brentnall Jr. Sylacauga, AL | Otolaryngology | 74 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Rebecca A Zadeh Sanford, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 52 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Hany M Nasr Visalia, CA | Pain Management | 94 | 24 | $27K |
| Ratko Vujicic Rock Hill, SC | Pain Management | 52 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Richard Stoykovich Lafayette, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | 11 | $24K |
| Jennifer Holeman Oklahoma City, OK | Anesthesiology | 62 | 18 | $24K |
| Nola A Macdonald Fort Collins, CO | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Shelby Lombardi Visalia, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 72 | 21 | $22K |
| Frank J Hackl Tulsa, OK | Interventional Pain Management | 44 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Karin J Clary Carmel, IN | Specialist | 26 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Elizabeth E Kline Johnstown, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Amy M Maass Neenah, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Patrick G Goodman Tifton, GA | Anesthesiology | 22 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Robert S Cluff Antioch, CA | Neurosurgery | 25 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Mary A Brett Hershey, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Itza V Castro Palo Alto, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | 12 | $19K |
| Marlowe G Dieckmann Grass Valley, CA | Family Practice | 48 | 12 | $18K |
| Daniel G Morris Tulsa, OK | Interventional Pain Management | 47 | 11 | $18K |
| Maisha J Smith Susanville, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 46 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Wilson L Velazquez Corpus Christi, TX | Pain Management | 41 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Juliette M Perzhinsky Ann Arbor, MI | Internal Medicine | 37 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Lisa Makrides Lancaster, PA | Anesthesiology | 34 | Under 11 | $17K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Purdue Pharma L | 25,786 | $10.8M |