Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$10.5M
-28.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
19K
$545.87 per claim
Patients
3,969
4,721 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$10.5M
$2,653.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $10.5M for Concerta in 2024, for 19,290 prescriptions and refills to 3,969 patients (down 28.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $545.87.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Concerta in 2024: $794K for 1,430 claims, followed by Massachusetts ($677K).
Edward C Sathoff, psychiatry in Mankato, MN, had the highest Medicare cost for Concerta in 2024: 54 claims costing $36K.
Concerta is made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), listed in the Medicare spending data as Janssen Pharm..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward C Sathoff Mankato, MN | Psychiatry | 54 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Doris M Greenberg Savannah, GA | Pediatric Medicine | 55 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Miriam Graham |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,327 | 12,351 | 2,828 | $6.6M |
| 2023 | 6,888 | 26,469 | 6,056 | $14.7M |
| 2024 | 4,721 | 19,290 | 3,969 | $10.5M |
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.
| Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| 51 |
| Under 11 |
| $28K |
| Donald A Rauh Yardley, PA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 58 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Timothy Cullinane Elmhurst, IL | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Kevin S Ferentz Owings Mills, MD | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Laura L Dunn Concord, NC | Psychiatry | 24 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Rosalyn L McFarland Brown Deer, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Glenn E Miller Santa Barbara, CA | Neuropsychiatry | 11 | Under 11 | $21K |
| David B Jarrett Durham, NC | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Alexis M Eastman Fitchburg, WI | Geriatric Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Joseph M Rochford Hillsborough, NJ | Psychiatry | 32 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Bryan R Carleton Faribault, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Robert A Sahl Hartford, CT | Psychiatry | 22 | Under 11 | $17K |
| James Bender Hershey, PA | Psychiatry | 38 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Mary Coakley Newton, MA | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 12 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Svetlana Musheyeva Lynbrook, NY | Physician Assistant | 36 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Robert K Matlack Jr. Fayetteville, NC | Psychiatry | 32 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Karen M Baker Maitland, FL | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $15K |
| David S Breindel New Rochelle, NY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Kim L Carnahan Vancouver, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Saud A Sadiq New York, NY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 36 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Dori Middleman Wynnewood, PA | Psychiatry | 28 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Jennifer M Lecomte Sewell, NJ | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Ralph F Hirschfeld Putnam, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $14K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Pharm. JNJ | 19,317 | $10.5M |