Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.4M
-28.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
45K
$97.82 per claim
Patients
8,163
9,361 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.4M
$535.92 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.4M for Dexmethylphenidate Hcl Er in 2024, for 44,704 prescriptions and refills to 8,163 patients (down 28.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $97.82.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Dexmethylphenidate Hcl Er in 2024: $248K for 2,385 claims, followed by Wisconsin ($246K).
Carey D Crill, nurse practitioner in Boise, ID, had the highest Medicare cost for Dexmethylphenidate Hcl Er in 2024: 19 claims costing $9,397.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey D Crill Boise, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $9,397 |
| Randall A Kavalier West Des Moines, IA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 39 | Under 11 | $9,163 |
| Deborah L Frasher |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,337 | 40,044 | 6,199 | $5.2M |
| 2023 | 10,114 | 50,606 | 9,187 | $6.1M |
| 2024 | 9,361 | 44,704 | 8,163 | $4.4M |
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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 |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $8,813 |
| Patricia J Gagnon Augusta, ME | Physician Assistant | 70 | Under 11 | $8,752 |
| Emily Morse Iowa City, IA | Psychiatry | 18 | Under 11 | $8,750 |
| Loren E McCoy Muscle Shoals, AL | Internal Medicine | 42 | Under 11 | $6,541 |
| Christopher C Laganke Cullman, AL | Neurology | 49 | Under 11 | $6,498 |
| Geoffrey A Scott Franklin, WI | Family Practice | 15 | Under 11 | $6,169 |
| Sylvia R Leaman Brooksville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $6,130 |
| Christa T Taylor Topeka, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $5,876 |
| Julie Schrader Boise, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | Under 11 | $5,774 |
| Lynn M Hall Ashland, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 28 | Under 11 | $5,707 |
| Herbert P Edmundson Jr. Houston, TX | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $5,619 |
| Joseph G Fanelli Munster, IN | Psychiatry | 41 | Under 11 | $5,306 |
| Lincoln Heath Burlington, VT | Family Practice | 16 | Under 11 | $5,271 |
| Wynelle R Snow Ketchikan, AK | Psychiatry | 23 | Under 11 | $5,257 |
| Elizabeth Hughes Towson, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $5,217 |
| Paul C Liederman Santee, CA | Psychiatry | 26 | Under 11 | $5,093 |
| Hoover M Royals Jr. Dover, NC | Family Practice | 25 | Under 11 | $5,010 |
| Mitchell R Goldstein South Bend, IN | Psychiatry | 21 | Under 11 | $4,951 |
| Max N Wiznitzer Cleveland, OH | Pediatric Medicine | 38 | Under 11 | $4,881 |
| Ruth A Raczkowski Mattapan, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 44 | Under 11 | $4,774 |
| Linda S Zamvil Morrisville, VT | Neuropsychiatry | 36 | Under 11 | $4,718 |
| Amber R Benson Eugene, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $4,712 |
| William S Davis Paw Paw, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $4,660 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 15,515 | $1.6M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 11,771 | $1.2M |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 9,209 | $818K |
| Teva USA TEVA | 3,332 | $326K |
| Par Pharm. | 2,463 | $225K |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 1,008 | $95K |
| Camber Pharmace | 808 | $75K |
| Par Pharmaceuti | 505 | $58K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 105 | $12K |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 36 | $4,078 |