Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$75.2M
+4.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
31K
$2,446.06 per claim
Patients
4,612
3,687 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$75.2M
$16,286.35 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $75.2M for Glatopa in 2024, for 30,727 prescriptions and refills to 4,612 patients (up 4.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,446.06.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Glatopa in 2024: $6.3M for 2,329 claims, followed by Texas ($5.9M).
Stacy L Donlon, neurology in Tacoma, WA, had the highest Medicare cost for Glatopa in 2024: 86 claims costing $239K.
Glatopa is made by Sandoz Group AG (SDZ.SW), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sandoz.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacy L Donlon Tacoma, WA | Neurology | 86 | 15 | $239K |
| David M Blake Lexington, KY | Neurology | 83 | Under 11 | $238K |
| Kathleen Munger Rochester, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,166 | 25,830 | 3,511 | $84.1M |
| 2023 | 2,813 | 23,430 | 3,139 | $71.8M |
| 2024 | 3,687 | 30,727 | 4,612 | $75.2M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 101 |
| 16 |
| $204K |
| Katelyn E McCormack Amherst, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 73 | 14 | $189K |
| Kathleen A Harris Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | Under 11 | $165K |
| Theodore R Brown Kirkland, WA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 48 | Under 11 | $164K |
| James C Azurin Rochester, NY | Neurology | 65 | Under 11 | $161K |
| Antao Du Abilene, TX | Neurology | 38 | Under 11 | $153K |
| Beth L Tacca Amherst, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | Under 11 | $146K |
| Mary Ann Picone Teaneck, NJ | Neurology | 50 | 12 | $145K |
| Suzanne K Gazda Boerne, TX | Neurology | 36 | Under 11 | $143K |
| Mirela Cerghet Detroit, MI | Neurology | 59 | Under 11 | $143K |
| Thomas Burnstine Libertyville, IL | Neurology | 19 | Under 11 | $142K |
| Shelly L Larson-Peters Blaine, MN | Neurology | 61 | Under 11 | $142K |
| Merrill Ansher Columbia, MD | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $140K |
| Erica Grazioli Erie, PA | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $137K |
| Teresa M Deangelis New York, NY | Neurology | 36 | Under 11 | $136K |
| David Hojnacki Buffalo, NY | Neurology | 37 | Under 11 | $136K |
| Nicholas J Lannen Grand Rapids, MI | Neurology | 50 | Under 11 | $135K |
| Sherrill R Loring Atlanta, GA | Neurology | 44 | Under 11 | $131K |
| Robert W Jones Jr. Oshkosh, WI | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $130K |
| Roman M Kassa Cincinnati, OH | Neurology | 41 | Under 11 | $129K |
| Richard H Blanck Lake Success, NY | Neurology | 40 | Under 11 | $128K |
| Geeta A Ganesh Louisville, KY | Neurology | 60 | 11 | $128K |
| Lucas McCarthy Seattle, WA | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $125K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 30,739 | $75.2M |