Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.2M
-8.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
12K
$281.38 per claim
Patients
1,748
1,872 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.2M
$1,856.29 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.2M for Carbatrol in 2024, for 11,527 prescriptions and refills to 1,748 patients (down 8.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $281.38.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Carbatrol in 2024: $272K for 1,034 claims, followed by California ($228K).
Deborah S Zielinski, nurse practitioner in Chicago, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Carbatrol in 2024: 37 claims costing $11K.
Carbatrol is made by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Shire US Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah S Zielinski Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 37 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Carol Ulloa Wilkes Barre, PA | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Cecilia A Olivas |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,907 | 13,068 | 1,808 | $3.8M |
| 2023 | 1,820 | 11,960 | 1,706 | $3.6M |
| 2024 | 1,872 | 11,527 | 1,748 | $3.2M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 21 |
| Under 11 |
| $11K |
| Marjorie E Bunch Albany, NY | Neurology | 40 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Mohammad J Poostizadeh Grand Rapids, MI | Neurology | 34 | Under 11 | $9,967 |
| Ian L Goldsmith Springfield, MA | Neurology | 43 | Under 11 | $9,746 |
| Yan Zhang Hartford, CT | Neurology | 21 | Under 11 | $9,654 |
| Michael W Lenihan Glens Falls, NY | Neurology | 16 | Under 11 | $9,468 |
| Janet R Choi Highland Park, IL | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $9,268 |
| Ragasri Kumar Merkes La Crosse, WI | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $9,112 |
| Prasad V Kanneganti Columbus, OH | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $8,962 |
| Tina T Shih San Francisco, CA | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $8,864 |
| John E Croom Merriam, KS | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $8,836 |
| James P Valeriano Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $8,622 |
| Marie A Tomasi Weston, WI | Neurology | 33 | Under 11 | $8,500 |
| Kayce Jones Durham, NC | Physician Assistant | 17 | Under 11 | $8,359 |
| David E Friedman Mineola, NY | Neurology | 48 | Under 11 | $8,324 |
| Janet N Tamai Kingston, NY | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $8,274 |
| Antoaneta Y Balabanov Chicago, IL | Psychiatry | 26 | Under 11 | $8,263 |
| Grace A Jordan Norfolk, VA | Physician Assistant | 17 | Under 11 | $8,099 |
| Hannah M Quinn Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | Under 11 | $7,944 |
| James R White Saint Paul, MN | Neurology | 38 | Under 11 | $7,878 |
| Megdad Zaatreh East Brunswick, NJ | Neurology | 30 | Under 11 | $7,712 |
| Manish B Viradia Annandale, NJ | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $7,664 |
| Olivia E Coiculescu New London, CT | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $7,521 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Shire US Inc. TAK | 11,532 | $3.2M |