Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$28.3M
-6.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
118K
$240.04 per claim
Patients
19K
18,651 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$28.3M
$1,469.50 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $28.3M for Dilantin in 2024, for 117,873 prescriptions and refills to 19,251 patients (down 6.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $240.04.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Dilantin in 2024: $2.0M for 8,240 claims, followed by California ($1.9M).
Victor Biton, neurology in Little Rock, AR, had the highest Medicare cost for Dilantin in 2024: 224 claims costing $56K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Biton Little Rock, AR | Neurology | 224 | 36 | $56K |
| Deborah S Zielinski Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 102 | 18 | $28K |
| Timothy M Lynch |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20,805 | 141,314 | 21,777 | $31.1M |
| 2023 | 19,036 | 125,180 | 19,742 | $30.2M |
| 2024 | 18,651 | 117,873 | 19,251 | $28.3M |
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 |
| 92 |
| 12 |
| $27K |
| Evan K Sandok La Crosse, WI | Neurology | 135 | 21 | $26K |
| Ritu Bagla Burlington, MA | Neurology | 47 | 14 | $24K |
| Melissa L Schulze La Crosse, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 97 | 12 | $23K |
| Gurmeet Singh Saint Clairsville, OH | Neurology | 65 | 14 | $22K |
| Maria Stefanidou Boston, MA | Neurology | 107 | 13 | $22K |
| Tina T Shih San Francisco, CA | Neurology | 84 | 14 | $22K |
| Mark A Granner Iowa City, IA | Neurology | 91 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Ilo E Leppik Minneapolis, MN | Neurology | 77 | 11 | $21K |
| Yan Zhang Hartford, CT | Neurology | 73 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Myriam Abdennadher Boston, MA | Neurology | 105 | 14 | $20K |
| Pamela A Droberg Saint Paul, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 69 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Vladan P Milosavljevic Lawrence, MA | Neurology | 108 | 12 | $19K |
| Abrar O Al-Faraj Boston, MA | Neurology | 86 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Lanny Y Xue Lawrence, MA | Neurology | 64 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Sima I Patel Minneapolis, MN | Neurology | 79 | 11 | $19K |
| Thaddeus S Walczak Minneapolis, MN | Neurology | 128 | 11 | $18K |
| Eliot H Chodosh Wayne, NJ | Neurology | 74 | 14 | $18K |
| Ronald K Fields Merriam, KS | Neurology | 80 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Tom Klein Riverwoods, IL | Internal Medicine | 35 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Zhiyi Sha Minneapolis, MN | Neurology | 85 | 13 | $17K |
| Larry L Stephenson Warrenton, VA | Neurology | 65 | Under 11 | $17K |
| M. T Fraser Peoria, IL | Neurology | 67 | Under 11 | $17K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer/Viatris | 117,927 | $28.3M |