Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$39.6M
+106.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
667
$59,393.36 per claim
Patients
93
84 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$39.6M
$425,971.73 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $39.6M for Daybue in 2024, for 667 prescriptions and refills to 93 patients (up 106.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $59,393.36.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Daybue in 2024: $3.7M for 56 claims, followed by Texas ($3.6M).
Constance Smith-Hicks, neurology in Baltimore, MD, had the highest Medicare cost for Daybue in 2024: 52 claims costing $3.5M.
Daybue is made by Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD), listed in the Medicare spending data as Acadia Pharmace.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constance Smith-Hicks Baltimore, MD | Neurology | 52 | Under 11 | $3.5M |
| Davut Pehlivan Houston, TX | Neurology | 37 | Under 11 | $1.9M |
| Eric D Marsh |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 77 | 320 | 94 | $19.2M |
| 2024 | 84 | 667 | 93 | $39.6M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
|---|
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.
| Neurology |
| 23 |
| Under 11 |
| $1.6M |
| Judith L Weisenberg Saint Louis, MO | Neurology | 27 | Under 11 | $1.5M |
| Arthur A Beisang Saint Paul, MN | Pediatric Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Diana M Cejas New Orleans, LA | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Bernhard Suter Houston, TX | Pediatric Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| Alexander R Paciorkowski Rochester, NY | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $988K |
| Andrew G Hudnut Elk Grove, CA | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $911K |
| Salah A Almoukamal Monroeville, PA | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $909K |
| Amy C Jongeling New York, NY | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $903K |
| Gregory A Costello Wyckoff, NJ | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $863K |
| Carey A Wilson Anchorage, AK | Pediatric Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $741K |
| Michael D White Geneva, NY | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $683K |
| Alexa K Craig Scarborough, ME | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $637K |
| Michelle Holmes Brentwood, CA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $632K |
| Christopher W Beatty Columbus, OH | Psychiatry & Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $622K |
| Mark H Pico Flagstaff, AZ | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $464K |
| Sumit Parikh Cleveland, OH | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $458K |
| Amir M Torabi Mesquite, TX | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $295K |
| Anna G Faulk Lafayette, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $270K |
| Spending |
|---|
| Acadia Pharmace ACAD | 667 | $39.6M |