Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.7M
-30.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
39K
$120.39 per claim
Patients
5,998
7,372 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.7M
$776.59 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.7M for Dextroamphetamine Sulfate Er in 2024, for 38,707 prescriptions and refills to 5,998 patients (down 30.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $120.39.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Dextroamphetamine Sulfate Er in 2024: $456K for 4,193 claims, followed by Minnesota ($248K).
Edward C Sathoff, psychiatry in Mankato, MN, had the highest Medicare cost for Dextroamphetamine Sulfate Er in 2024: 37 claims costing $11K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward C Sathoff Mankato, MN | Psychiatry | 37 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Raffi Calikyan Johnston, RI | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $9,485 |
| Syed A Sayeeduddin |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,415 | 39,224 | 5,988 | $7.6M |
| 2023 | 7,829 | 38,252 | 6,746 | $6.7M |
| 2024 | 7,372 | 38,707 | 5,998 | $4.7M |
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.
| Sleep Medicine |
| 11 |
| Under 11 |
| $8,514 |
| Jay L Liss Saint Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 29 | Under 11 | $8,511 |
| Anupama Upadya Lady Lake, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $8,047 |
| Donald S Howard Spokane, WA | Sleep Medicine | 55 | Under 11 | $7,660 |
| Colleen A Johnson Akron, OH | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 38 | Under 11 | $7,581 |
| Ali Ebrahimi Minneapolis, MN | Psychiatry | 45 | Under 11 | $7,469 |
| James B Payton Asheville, NC | Neuropsychiatry | 38 | Under 11 | $7,453 |
| Fred W Caudill Matthews, NC | Psychiatry & Neurology | 16 | Under 11 | $7,396 |
| Ghassan Hadi Upland, CA | Internal Medicine | 30 | Under 11 | $7,362 |
| Julie Schrader Boise, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $7,135 |
| Thomas J Nowotny St Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $7,108 |
| Harris R Jensen Fort Collins, CO | Psychiatry | 36 | Under 11 | $6,924 |
| Jeffrey T Gursky Rochester, MN | Psychiatry | 21 | Under 11 | $6,859 |
| Irina Addes Torrance, CA | Psychiatry | 14 | Under 11 | $6,831 |
| Saman Lashkari Tarzana, CA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $6,699 |
| Katarzyna Schuld Schaumburg, IL | Sleep Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $6,523 |
| John S Suen Vero Beach, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $6,477 |
| Troy A Payne St Cloud, MN | Sleep Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $6,466 |
| Lewis A Engel Encino, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 46 | Under 11 | $6,419 |
| Lucy M Chartier Raleigh, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 54 | Under 11 | $6,326 |
| Kimberly A Mebust Tacoma, WA | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $6,143 |
| Troy R Stiles Billings, MT | Psychiatry | 60 | Under 11 | $5,903 |
| Joel I Last Latrobe, PA | Psychiatry | 23 | Under 11 | $5,861 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 22,191 | $2.7M |
| Mallinck-Specgx | 16,524 | $1.9M |