Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$11.8M
-8.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
16K
$750.96 per claim
Patients
2,350
2,646 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$11.9M
$5,045.03 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $11.8M for Depakote in 2024, for 15,774 prescriptions and refills to 2,350 patients (down 8.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $750.96.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Depakote in 2024: $1.1M for 1,693 claims, followed by California ($813K).
Ignacio L Pita Garcia, neurology in Guaynabo, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Depakote in 2024: 74 claims costing $73K.
Depakote is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Abbvie US LLC, Allergan/Abbvie.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio L Pita Garcia Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 74 | Under 11 | $73K |
| Rodney A Radtke Durham, NC | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Michael D Privitera |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,063 | 18,920 | 2,693 | $13.5M |
| 2023 | 2,910 | 17,031 | 2,577 | $12.9M |
| 2024 | 2,646 | 15,774 | 2,350 | $11.8M |
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 |
| 59 |
| Under 11 |
| $49K |
| Scott J Kohler Bethlehem, PA | Neurology | 57 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Kelly Langenbeck Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Rani Sarkis Boston, MA | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Timothy W Powell Spokane, WA | Neurology | 41 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Abrar O Al-Faraj Boston, MA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Chelsea M Eastman Spokane, WA | Physician Assistant | 36 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Lucretia Long Columbus, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Deborah S Zielinski Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Aline Herlopian New Haven, CT | Neurology | 45 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Kathleen A Rieke St Cloud, MN | Neurology | 64 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Jeffrey P Crittenden Boone, NC | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Heather Clark Janesville, WI | Physician Assistant | 66 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Aatif M Husain Durham, NC | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Ragasri Kumar Merkes La Crosse, WI | Neurology | 49 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Aruna Bollineni Westminster, MD | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $26K |
| James P Valeriano Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Joel M Oster Pittsfield, MA | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Linda S Chen Santa Barbara, CA | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Shahin Hakimian Seattle, WA | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $22K |
| James Tao Chicago, IL | Neurology | 30 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Yeeck Sim Tucson, AZ | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Allyson R Cunningham Ann Arbor, MI | Physician Assistant | 15 | Under 11 | $21K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data