Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$130.9M
-7.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.5M
$37.41 per claim
Patients
460K
181,734 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$131.0M
$284.82 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $130.9M for Divalproex Sodium in 2024, for 3,498,902 prescriptions and refills to 459,534 patients (down 7.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $37.41.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Divalproex Sodium in 2024: $10.9M for 278,462 claims, followed by Florida ($9.2M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Divalproex Sodium in 2024: 5,397 claims costing $134K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 5,397 | 363 | $134K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 5,264 | 284 | $113K |
| Michael A Ahearn |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 173,236 | 3,274,720 | 442,454 | $149.2M |
| 2023 | 177,642 | 3,356,553 | 448,201 | $141.7M |
| 2024 | 181,734 | 3,498,902 | 459,534 | $130.9M |
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.
| Hospitalist |
| 1,857 |
| 279 |
| $110K |
| Susan E Berner Oakwood, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 2,819 | 378 | $104K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 1,685 | 239 | $90K |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 2,291 | 288 | $90K |
| Hoover M Royals Jr. Dover, NC | Family Practice | 863 | 80 | $89K |
| Dirk N Juschka Westerville, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 1,555 | 205 | $89K |
| Allan J McCorkle Lubbock, TX | Psychiatry | 1,568 | 387 | $87K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 3,458 | 233 | $84K |
| Shephali Patel Chicago, IL | Psychiatry | 4,107 | 233 | $83K |
| Pragneshkumar N Radadiya Indianapolis, IN | Family Practice | 1,395 | 187 | $81K |
| Manish P Luhana Parsippany, NJ | Internal Medicine | 1,368 | 161 | $81K |
| Khoren Hekimian Troup, TX | Family Practice | 2,154 | 272 | $77K |
| Christopher T Labonte Town and Country, MO | Internal Medicine | 1,610 | 160 | $76K |
| David Heise Port Orange, FL | Family Practice | 1,068 | 181 | $72K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 1,586 | 187 | $72K |
| Deborah S Zielinski Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 402 | 52 | $68K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 1,482 | 216 | $67K |
| Irving R Restituyo New Bedford, MA | Internal Medicine | 967 | 112 | $66K |
| Mark Slaven Oneida, NY | Psychiatry | 690 | 78 | $66K |
| Aijaz A Nanjiani Paramus, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 1,110 | 119 | $66K |
| Laura Givens Boerne, TX | Family Practice | 1,634 | 224 | $65K |
| Jack H Brown Jr. Sand Springs, OK | Family Practice | 1,527 | 285 | $63K |
| Andrew E Graf Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 2,097 | 228 | $62K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 384,192 | $28.4M |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 887,460 | $21.7M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 237,920 | $19.3M |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 714,274 | $18.0M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 183,118 | $14.1M |
| Rising Pharm | 485,821 | $12.8M |
| Upsher Smith La | 280,584 | $9.7M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 320,891 | $6.6M |
| Major Pharmaceu | 5,177 | $206K |
| AHP | 787 | $84K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 158 | $2,567 |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 12 | $1,511 |