Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$51.2M
-16.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.7M
$29.43 per claim
Patients
242K
123,079 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$51.2M
$211.49 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $51.2M for Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine in 2024, for 1,739,667 prescriptions and refills to 242,032 patients (down 16.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $29.43.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine in 2024: $3.9M for 123,258 claims, followed by Texas ($2.7M).
Christopher C Laganke, neurology in Cullman, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine in 2024: 3,056 claims costing $113K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher C Laganke Cullman, AL | Neurology | 3,056 | 397 | $113K |
| Rupinder D Kaur Greensboro, NC | Specialist | 1,173 | 152 | $52K |
| Jay L Liss |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 109,450 | 1,535,310 | 214,105 | $59.2M |
| 2023 | 114,958 | 1,525,841 | 223,307 | $61.4M |
| 2024 | 123,079 | 1,739,667 | 242,032 | $51.2M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 997 |
| 135 |
| $51K |
| Edward A Tucker Gardendale, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 1,026 | 183 | $41K |
| Terry W Bentley Jasper, AL | Psychiatry | 947 | 159 | $36K |
| Rajani K Ravindra Lake City, FL | Psychiatry | 663 | 89 | $34K |
| Simon McClure Bridgeport, WV | Psychiatry | 1,006 | 134 | $31K |
| Barnwell R Myers Greenville, SC | Psychiatry | 849 | 90 | $29K |
| Claude A Curran Fall River, MA | Psychiatry | 943 | 106 | $25K |
| Kevin R Ferguson Chattanooga, TN | Psychiatry | 665 | 79 | $24K |
| Scariya M Kumaramangalam Huntsville, AL | Psychiatry | 967 | 125 | $24K |
| Rebecca Burke Little Rock, AR | Nurse Practitioner | 749 | 93 | $24K |
| Hansen Su Durham, NC | Psychiatry | 632 | 49 | $23K |
| Lisa A Wirth Gainesville, GA | Psychiatry | 787 | 106 | $23K |
| J P Reimherr Lynn, MA | Psychiatry | 720 | 83 | $23K |
| George L Hardman Franklin, MA | Psychiatry | 710 | 75 | $22K |
| Natalie G Beemer Brandon, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 518 | 96 | $22K |
| Edward W Love Jr. High Point, NC | Psychiatry | 542 | 65 | $21K |
| Patricia D Salvato Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 626 | 99 | $20K |
| Lauren R Beaver Winston Salem, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 564 | 76 | $19K |
| Ahmad B Ardekani St Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 454 | 50 | $19K |
| Marcus Decarvalho Jacksonville, FL | Psychiatry | 442 | 64 | $18K |
| Christopher A Edens Peachtree City, GA | Emergency Medicine | 549 | 61 | $18K |
| Jonathan S Weiss North Andover, MA | Psychiatry | 519 | 73 | $18K |
| Robert L Jimenez San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry | 504 | 74 | $18K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 512,818 | $16.3M |
| Epic Pharma LLC | 271,593 | $8.1M |
| Elite Laborator | 263,241 | $6.9M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 228,446 | $6.1M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 120,005 | $3.6M |
| Mallinck-Specgx | 106,011 | $3.2M |
| Alvogen Inc | 111,873 | $3.2M |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 85,902 | $2.6M |
| Sunrise Pharmac | 12,636 | $381K |
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 11,898 | $328K |
| Oryza Pharmaceu | 7,979 | $217K |
| Camber Pharmace | 6,132 | $175K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 1,477 | $41K |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 87 | $3,041 |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 83 | $2,587 |
| Rhodes Pharmace | 283 | $2,433 |