Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$12.7M
-6.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
135K
$93.94 per claim
Patients
26K
12,857 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$12.7M
$481.35 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $12.7M for Galantamine Er in 2024, for 134,724 prescriptions and refills to 26,289 patients (down 6.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $93.94.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Galantamine Er in 2024: $2.2M for 25,194 claims, followed by New York ($1.4M).
Gina M Dragone, nurse practitioner in Buffalo, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Galantamine Er in 2024: 1,659 claims costing $158K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gina M Dragone Buffalo, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 1,659 | 444 | $158K |
| Teresa Castro Ponce Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 1,788 | 343 | $136K |
| Edgar C Hernandez Viera |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12,338 | 126,334 | 24,186 | $14.7M |
| 2023 | 12,450 | 125,199 | 24,706 | $13.5M |
| 2024 | 12,857 | 134,724 | 26,289 | $12.7M |
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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.
| Neurology |
| 836 |
| 236 |
| $96K |
| Marisol M Mubarak Perdomo San Juan, PR | Neurology | 911 | 191 | $71K |
| Maria M Wiscovitch Fajardo, PR | Neurology | 558 | 172 | $69K |
| Jose J Arias Morales Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 878 | 181 | $66K |
| Enrique A Wulff Salem, OH | Neurology | 1,128 | 200 | $64K |
| Scott McWilliams Rocky Point, NY | Neurology | 453 | 128 | $58K |
| Smita U Varshney Kennesaw, GA | Psychiatry | 588 | 141 | $55K |
| Merbil Gonzalez Diaz Mayaguez, PR | Neurology | 812 | 160 | $54K |
| Antolin J Padilla Guaynabo, PR | Geriatric Medicine | 268 | 95 | $53K |
| Bela Ajtai Amherst, NY | Neurology | 558 | 180 | $51K |
| Heather C Bauerle Albany, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 487 | 138 | $50K |
| Shawn J Kile Sacramento, CA | Neurology | 471 | 124 | $50K |
| Iris A Acevedo-Marty Aguadilla, PR | Neurology | 693 | 118 | $46K |
| Ranjan Duara Miami Beach, FL | Neurology | 372 | 105 | $45K |
| Richard Ospina Alexandria, VA | Neurology | 402 | 96 | $43K |
| Hyunji Kim Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 350 | 79 | $41K |
| James L Bicksel Mc Lean, VA | Neurology | 359 | 96 | $40K |
| Bhupinder S Anand Islip, NY | Neurology | 438 | 114 | $38K |
| Amber Tayman Knoxville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 374 | 118 | $37K |
| Sebastian Reese Amherst, NY | Physician Assistant | 381 | 129 | $36K |
| Omar D Cardona-Garcia Aguadilla, PR | Neurology | 597 | 97 | $36K |
| Heriberto A Acosta San Juan, PR | Neurology | 400 | 77 | $32K |
| Irelis Ramirez Hato Rey, PR | Neurology | 473 | 98 | $31K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 84,283 | $7.9M |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 50,462 | $4.8M |