Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$50.4M
-23.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
39K
$1,287.04 per claim
Patients
7,032
6,663 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$50.4M
$7,169.55 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $50.4M for Droxidopa in 2024, for 39,177 prescriptions and refills to 7,032 patients (down 23.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,287.04.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Droxidopa in 2024: $6.2M for 4,903 claims, followed by New York ($6.0M).
Jerome P Lisk, neurology in Denton, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Droxidopa in 2024: 162 claims costing $926K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome P Lisk Denton, TX | Neurology | 162 | 33 | $926K |
| Yuliya A Vance Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 289 | 30 | $560K |
| Debra Turner Germantown, TN |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,296 | 29,664 | 4,768 | $67.8M |
| 2023 | 5,186 | 33,575 | 5,470 | $66.1M |
| 2024 | 6,663 | 39,177 | 7,032 | $50.4M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 302 |
| 46 |
| $429K |
| Ramon A Gil Port Charlotte, FL | Neurology | 84 | 13 | $385K |
| Fahd S Amjad Washington, DC | Neurology | 82 | 13 | $378K |
| Daniel D Truong Fountain Valley, CA | Neurology | 72 | Under 11 | $364K |
| Sarah M Hinkle Newark, DE | Nurse Practitioner | 67 | Under 11 | $354K |
| Horacio Kaufmann New York, NY | Neurology | 106 | 14 | $317K |
| Lin Zhang Sacramento, CA | Neurology | 108 | Under 11 | $291K |
| Sharon Yegiaian Pasadena, CA | Neurology | 116 | 15 | $286K |
| Steven A Vernino Dallas, TX | Neurology | 29 | Under 11 | $224K |
| Rebecca R Hung Nashville, TN | Cardiology | 46 | Under 11 | $212K |
| Sabila Shah Amherst, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 44 | Under 11 | $211K |
| Steven J Czak Sarasota, FL | Interventional Cardiology | 14 | Under 11 | $211K |
| Stephen G Reich Baltimore, MD | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $200K |
| Tsao Wei Liang Philadelphia, PA | Neurology | 58 | Under 11 | $197K |
| Stuart H Isaacson Boca Raton, FL | Neurology | 38 | Under 11 | $188K |
| Timothy F Tramontana Baldwinsville, NY | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $177K |
| Nicholas L Depace Sicklerville, NJ | Cardiology | 226 | 34 | $175K |
| Mitchell G Miglis Stanford, CA | Neuropsychiatry | 83 | 14 | $169K |
| Rick A Henderson Anderson, SC | Cardiology | 49 | Under 11 | $169K |
| David R Shprecher Sun City, AZ | Neurology | 81 | 11 | $167K |
| Lowell R Korman West Hollywood, CA | Hospitalist | 16 | Under 11 | $166K |
| Martha T McGraw Winfield, IL | Neurology | 91 | 15 | $166K |
| Brad J Priebe Colorado Springs, CO | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $165K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Pharmace | 17,124 | $20.1M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 9,938 | $15.6M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 6,502 | $10.8M |
| Novadoz Pharmac | 4,909 | $3.1M |
| Slate Run Pharm | 435 | $555K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 133 | $153K |
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 49 | $37K |
| Sciegen Pharmac | 45 | $33K |
| Gsms, Inc. | 16 | $17K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 19 | $16K |