Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$23.8M
-9.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
17K
$1,398.40 per claim
Patients
2,812
3,426 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$23.8M
$8,448.63 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $23.8M for Effexor Xr in 2024, for 16,992 prescriptions and refills to 2,812 patients (down 9.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,398.40.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Effexor Xr in 2024: $2.4M for 1,550 claims, followed by New York ($2.3M).
Jeffrey A Krotenberg, psychiatry in Lake Mary, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Effexor Xr in 2024: 26 claims costing $64K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey A Krotenberg Lake Mary, FL | Psychiatry | 26 | Under 11 | $64K |
| Karen G Hedden Sandy, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $49K |
| Vladimir Gabay |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,058 | 20,652 | 3,302 | $26.0M |
| 2023 | 3,661 | 19,081 | 2,966 | $26.2M |
| 2024 | 3,426 | 16,992 | 2,812 | $23.8M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 29 |
| Under 11 |
| $44K |
| Sheryl D Pack Elizabethton, TN | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Thomas Jewitt Fort Meade, SD | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Ariel Gildengers Pittsburgh, PA | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Joseph M Bebchuk Fridley, MN | Psychiatry | 18 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Alexander Pinkusovich Brooklyn, NY | Psychiatry | 20 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Ehab L Sargious Warren, OH | Psychiatry | 18 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Emmanuel Hriso Woodbridge, NJ | Psychiatry | 15 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Lucia San Miguel Mayaguez, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 48 | Under 11 | $29K |
| David B Gish Duluth, MN | Psychiatry | 20 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Felicia Hoerner Newton, IA | Physician Assistant | 16 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Roberto A Hernando Miami, FL | Psychiatry | 17 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Antonio Z Luza Sacramento, CA | Physician Assistant | 16 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Kathlyn L Rowen Wilmington, DE | Psychiatry | 16 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Glenn S Kehlmann Brookline, MA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Tara Lovings Bronx, NY | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Erin Lawlor New Britain, CT | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Ira D Lipton New York, NY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $26K |
| David W Fish Weymouth, MA | Psychiatry | 18 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Lina L Haber Orangeburg, NY | Psychiatry | 27 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Sanjay P Pandey Bangor, ME | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Mikhail Kapchits Forest Hills, NY | Cardiology | 14 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Patrick J Fitzsimmons Los Gatos, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $24K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer/Viatris | 15,906 | $22.0M |
| Viatris Special VTRS | 1,091 | $1.8M |