Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$56.7M
-23.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
504K
$112.51 per claim
Patients
86K
67,190 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$56.7M
$661.19 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $56.7M for Carbamazepine Er in 2024, for 503,628 prescriptions and refills to 85,703 patients (down 23.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $112.51.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Carbamazepine Er in 2024: $4.1M for 35,112 claims, followed by California ($4.0M).
Evan K Sandok, neurology in La Crosse, WI, had the highest Medicare cost for Carbamazepine Er in 2024: 396 claims costing $59K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan K Sandok La Crosse, WI | Neurology | 396 | 55 | $59K |
| Deborah S Zielinski Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 364 | 41 | $48K |
| Kalina A Bidjov |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 64,416 | 504,926 | 82,311 | $81.0M |
| 2023 | 65,678 | 499,624 | 83,546 | $74.2M |
| 2024 | 67,190 | 503,628 | 85,703 | $56.7M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 267 |
| 31 |
| $46K |
| Ruth S Dekker Pocatello, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 246 | 37 | $35K |
| Richard G Diethelm Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 242 | 60 | $32K |
| Leon Zacharowicz Syracuse, NY | Neurology | 308 | 28 | $32K |
| David M Labiner Tucson, AZ | Neurology | 135 | 23 | $32K |
| William J House Springfield, MA | Neurology | 221 | 36 | $31K |
| James P Valeriano Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 224 | 36 | $31K |
| Mubashir A Khan Prince George, VA | Neurology | 226 | 55 | $30K |
| Hannah M Quinn Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 192 | 31 | $29K |
| Melissa A Carran Camden, NJ | Neurology | 162 | 26 | $29K |
| Nicole S Lawson Rochester, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 155 | 23 | $29K |
| Robert E Hogan III Saint Louis, MO | Neurology | 95 | 23 | $29K |
| Vijay M Thadani Lebanon, NH | Neurology | 144 | 27 | $28K |
| Jenell R Mitteness Willmar, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 213 | 21 | $28K |
| Meihui Ma Midland, MI | Neurology | 143 | 26 | $27K |
| Firas Beitinjaneh Norfolk, VA | Neurology | 173 | 24 | $27K |
| Brian K Day Saint Louis, MO | Neurology | 118 | 23 | $27K |
| Cecilia A Olivas El Paso, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 165 | 39 | $27K |
| Ragasri Kumar Merkes La Crosse, WI | Neurology | 236 | 28 | $27K |
| Minh Lang Providence, RI | Nurse Practitioner | 157 | 20 | $27K |
| Baldev K Singh Valhalla, NY | Neurology | 235 | 23 | $27K |
| Steven Wolf New York, NY | Neurology | 149 | 19 | $26K |
| Lee Voulters Gulfport, MS | Neurology | 137 | 33 | $26K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Apotex Corp | 130,378 | $17.3M |
| Taro Pharm USA | 97,658 | $10.3M |
| Rising Pharm | 52,588 | $5.5M |
| Upsher-Smith La | 44,072 | $4.8M |
| Jubilant Cadist JUBLPHARMA.NS | 49,990 | $4.6M |
| Prasco Labs | 34,464 | $4.4M |
| Ingenus Pharmac | 42,911 | $4.4M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 21,071 | $1.8M |
| Nostrum Laborat | 12,878 | $1.6M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 9,819 | $1.3M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 6,019 | $503K |
| Eywa Pharma Inc | 1,931 | $223K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 37 | $4,146 |