Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$87.3M
-5.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
42K
$2,080.22 per claim
Patients
4,227
4,039 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$87.3M
$20,648.48 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $87.3M for Fanapt in 2024, for 41,961 prescriptions and refills to 4,227 patients (down 5.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,080.22.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Fanapt in 2024: $9.6M for 4,501 claims, followed by Texas ($6.8M).
Russell S Blackwelder, family practice in Charleston, SC, had the highest Medicare cost for Fanapt in 2024: 403 claims costing $556K.
Fanapt is made by Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA), listed in the Medicare spending data as Vanda Pharmaceu.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell S Blackwelder Charleston, SC | Family Practice | 403 | 14 | $556K |
| Aijaz A Nanjiani Paramus, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 158 | 11 | $329K |
| Trina L Greenwald |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,229 | 46,957 | 4,417 | $94.0M |
| 2023 | 4,115 | 43,960 | 4,163 | $92.8M |
| 2024 | 4,039 | 41,961 | 4,227 | $87.3M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 187 |
| 11 |
| $296K |
| Nilanjan B Gajare Kalamazoo, MI | Psychiatry | 123 | 14 | $288K |
| Boris Rubashkin Houston, TX | Psychiatry | 103 | 11 | $271K |
| Kathe D Lundgren Bakersfield, CA | Psychologist, Clinical | 125 | 19 | $258K |
| Kristal L Hurst Morristown, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 114 | Under 11 | $252K |
| Jo S Koepsel Corpus Christi, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 101 | 11 | $235K |
| Kevin Hornberger Langhorne, PA | Neuropsychiatry | 145 | Under 11 | $229K |
| Asif Majid Redding, CA | Psychiatry | 98 | Under 11 | $226K |
| Lawanda Glass Cleveland, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 120 | 28 | $223K |
| Mathew V Castelino Gary, IN | Psychiatry | 67 | Under 11 | $221K |
| Vadim Y Baram Saint Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 89 | 12 | $208K |
| Shahzad M Hashmi Gainesville, GA | Psychiatry | 87 | 11 | $207K |
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 121 | 13 | $207K |
| Sharon K Evans Columbia, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 110 | Under 11 | $200K |
| Subrata Roy Lima, OH | Psychiatry | 70 | Under 11 | $196K |
| Steven Macina Huntington Beach, CA | Psychiatry | 72 | Under 11 | $194K |
| Michael B Stotler Saint Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 42 | Under 11 | $192K |
| Angela C Hammond Memphis, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 81 | Under 11 | $190K |
| Brian R Bonfardin Johnson City, TN | Psychiatry & Neurology | 66 | Under 11 | $189K |
| Ollie Combs Madisonville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 58 | Under 11 | $187K |
| Michael S Miller Indianapolis, IN | General Surgery | 66 | Under 11 | $184K |
| Kristi M Weber York, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 53 | Under 11 | $171K |
| Brian P Miller La Mesa, CA | Psychiatry | 44 | Under 11 | $167K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Vanda Pharmaceu VNDA | 41,979 | $87.3M |