Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$60.7M
-16.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
958K
$63.39 per claim
Patients
182K
100,012 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$60.7M
$334.14 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $60.7M for Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er in 2024, for 957,756 prescriptions and refills to 181,704 patients (down 16.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $63.39.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er in 2024: $4.5M for 72,694 claims, followed by Ohio ($3.8M).
Bachar Malek, internal medicine in Evansville, IN, had the highest Medicare cost for Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er in 2024: 162 claims costing $67K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachar Malek Evansville, IN | Internal Medicine | 162 | 116 | $67K |
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 686 | 117 | $37K |
| Shawna E Dellay |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 81,419 | 749,509 | 139,271 | $80.2M |
| 2023 | 89,871 | 838,577 | 156,665 | $72.9M |
| 2024 | 100,012 | 957,756 | 181,704 | $60.7M |
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 |
| 145 |
| 51 |
| $35K |
| Marlon P Quinones San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry | 423 | 107 | $30K |
| Lauren R Beaver Winston Salem, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 580 | 136 | $29K |
| Maureen Wuest Maywood, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 303 | 81 | $28K |
| Carmen D Chase Normal, IL | Psychiatry | 287 | 48 | $26K |
| Jose R Gomez Alba Carolina, PR | Psychiatry | 497 | 89 | $26K |
| Jorge D Quintana Rahway, NJ | Psychiatry | 333 | 66 | $25K |
| Dwight W Sievert Fresno, CA | Psychiatry | 342 | 75 | $25K |
| John C Strunk Dothan, AL | Psychiatry | 513 | 85 | $23K |
| Grace Palmer Quinones Fajardo, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 470 | 70 | $23K |
| Carlo Bayrakdarian White Plains, NY | Psychiatry | 386 | 52 | $23K |
| Angela Nielsen Columbus, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 299 | 37 | $23K |
| Quintina L Macauley Stone Mountain, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 283 | 45 | $23K |
| Muhammed W Niazi Rockledge, FL | Neurology | 258 | 50 | $23K |
| Kelly Hurst Madison, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 488 | 65 | $22K |
| Kahla N Anderson Council Bluffs, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 192 | 27 | $21K |
| Angel Loyola Humacao, PR | Psychiatry | 481 | 64 | $21K |
| Simon McClure Bridgeport, WV | Psychiatry | 340 | 74 | $21K |
| Daniel B Thistlethwaite South Charleston, WV | Psychiatry | 247 | 49 | $21K |
| Fareed Tabatabai Springfield, IL | Psychiatry | 310 | 58 | $21K |
| Jon D Casimir McPherson, KS | Family Practice | 87 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Christina Cotton Frankfort, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 141 | 34 | $20K |
| Nick M Ungson Leesburg, FL | Psychiatry | 349 | 72 | $20K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data