Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$12.5M
+1.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
5,354
$2,342.87 per claim
Patients
865
1,007 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$12.5M
$14,487.43 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $12.5M for Emsam in 2024, for 5,354 prescriptions and refills to 865 patients (up 1.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,342.87.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Emsam in 2024: $2.1M for 894 claims, followed by New York ($1.4M).
Alexander Vuckovic, psychiatry in Belmont, MA, had the highest Medicare cost for Emsam in 2024: 49 claims costing $103K.
Emsam is made by Viatris Inc. (VTRS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Mylan Sp-Viatri.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Vuckovic Belmont, MA | Psychiatry | 49 | Under 11 | $103K |
| David L Fogelson Santa Monica, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 48 | Under 11 | $82K |
| Farrel I Klein |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,025 | 5,466 | 894 | $11.9M |
| 2023 | 1,014 | 5,357 | 876 | $12.4M |
| 2024 | 1,007 | 5,354 | 865 | $12.5M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 14 |
| Under 11 |
| $61K |
| Deborah S Moore Santa Barbara, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Allen D Bott Oakland, CA | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Jessica R Nittler Columbia, MO | Psychiatry & Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $51K |
| Shelley Ham Hilo, HI | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Robert C Bransfield Red Bank, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Roy J Meland Lansing, MI | Psychiatry | 24 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Abbey Strauss Boca Raton, FL | Psychiatry | 18 | Under 11 | $45K |
| Arkadiy Chernyak Union, NJ | Psychiatry | 18 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Richard P Brown New York, NY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 19 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Lawrence B Jacobsberg New York, NY | Psychiatry | 21 | Under 11 | $43K |
| Jaime Marchena Arraut Fajardo, PR | Psychiatry | 19 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Richard B Alexander Springfield, IL | Psychiatry | 14 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Christine E Negendank Indianapolis, IN | Psychiatry & Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $38K |
| 1902058340 | Behavior Analyst | 17 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Gary L Penny San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry & Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Russell B Hubbard San Diego, CA | Psychiatry | 15 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Genevieve Yuen New York, NY | Psychiatry | 17 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Luis A Giuffra Saint Louis, MO | Psychiatry & Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Mark Herbst Los Angeles, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Ehab L Sargious Warren, OH | Psychiatry | 18 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Samuel J Lensgraf Oklahoma City, OK | Psychiatry | 15 | Under 11 | $34K |
| J. Alexander Bodkin Belmont, MA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $34K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mylan Sp-Viatri VTRS | 5,355 | $12.5M |