Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$11.8M
-21.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
51K
$233.39 per claim
Patients
9,135
6,574 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$11.8M
$1,296.11 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $11.8M for Carbidopa-Levodopa-Entacapone in 2024, for 50,729 prescriptions and refills to 9,135 patients (down 21.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $233.39.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Carbidopa-Levodopa-Entacapone in 2024: $1.3M for 4,599 claims, followed by New York ($1.2M).
Mark Lin, neurology in Washington, DC, had the highest Medicare cost for Carbidopa-Levodopa-Entacapone in 2024: 241 claims costing $113K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Lin Washington, DC | Neurology | 241 | 52 | $113K |
| Catherine M Claro Park Ridge, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 345 | 87 | $94K |
| Marko Reumann |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,722 | 54,030 | 9,710 | $17.3M |
| 2023 | 6,527 | 50,979 | 9,256 | $15.1M |
| 2024 | 6,574 | 50,729 | 9,135 | $11.8M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 232 |
| 57 |
| $60K |
| Stephanie L Spain Birmingham, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 123 | 22 | $53K |
| Daniel Dees Mobile, AL | Neurology | 78 | 23 | $41K |
| Ruddy A Guerra Cardona Manati, PR | Neurology | 264 | 37 | $36K |
| Angel Vinuela Dorado, PR | Neurology | 258 | 33 | $36K |
| Teresa Luna Baldwin Park, CA | Neurology | 99 | 32 | $36K |
| Shahid Riaz Davenport, FL | General Practice | 153 | 33 | $36K |
| Zuka A Khabbazeh Edinburg, TX | Neurology | 118 | 31 | $36K |
| Scot J Richardson Ventura, CA | Neurology | 147 | 27 | $36K |
| Carmen R Fuentes Norfolk, VA | Neurology | 85 | 23 | $34K |
| Mark S Ledoux Memphis, TN | Neurology | 142 | 32 | $33K |
| Jeff M Bronstein Los Angeles, CA | Neurology | 118 | 25 | $32K |
| David L Kreitzman Commack, NY | Neurology | 93 | 20 | $31K |
| Thambirajah Nandakumar Jamaica, NY | Neurology | 137 | 36 | $30K |
| Carolyn S Neff Charleston, WV | Neurology | 80 | 28 | $30K |
| Samira Saghafi Anaheim, CA | Neurology | 83 | 33 | $30K |
| Ilia Itin Cleveland, OH | Neurology | 100 | 28 | $30K |
| Harrison Walker Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 70 | 17 | $29K |
| Sevak Ohanian Katy, TX | Neurology | 186 | 44 | $28K |
| Sakshi Bajaj Jericho, NY | Neurology | 85 | 26 | $27K |
| Priti M Manohar Edinburg, TX | Neurology | 122 | 22 | $27K |
| Tarannum S Khan Weston, FL | Neurology | 107 | 34 | $26K |
| Scott J Sherman Tucson, AZ | Neurology | 70 | 15 | $26K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 35,683 | $7.9M |
| Rising Pharm | 14,537 | $3.8M |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 466 | $70K |
| Wockhardt USA L | 52 | $11K |