Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$12.5M
-45.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
13K
$994.51 per claim
Patients
2,970
2,699 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$12.5M
$4,211.10 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $12.5M for Gralise in 2024, for 12,576 prescriptions and refills to 2,970 patients (down 45.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $994.51.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Gralise in 2024: $1.7M for 2,488 claims, followed by California ($1.6M).
Marina Neystat, neurology in Forest Hills, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Gralise in 2024: 353 claims costing $200K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Neystat Forest Hills, NY | Neurology | 353 | 56 | $200K |
| Maria Dolgovina Forest Hills, NY | Neurology | 207 | 42 | $123K |
| Elvira Kamenetsky Brooklyn, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,956 | 23,205 | 4,502 | $23.2M |
| 2023 | 3,779 | 21,584 | 4,265 | $23.1M |
| 2024 | 2,699 | 12,576 | 2,970 | $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.
| Neurology |
| 287 |
| 55 |
| $103K |
| Oksana Levitansky Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 234 | 47 | $93K |
| Arnold Greenberg San Francisco, CA | Neurology | 52 | Under 11 | $61K |
| Carlos Quintana San Francisco, CA | Neurology | 61 | 13 | $58K |
| Christopher P O'Carroll Newport Beach, CA | Neurology | 46 | Under 11 | $56K |
| Idan Sharon Brooklyn, NY | Neurology | 57 | 13 | $53K |
| Irving I Haber Terre Haute, IN | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 45 | 12 | $49K |
| Dina Sverdlov San Mateo, CA | Internal Medicine | 93 | 14 | $41K |
| Ross E Lipton Port Jefferson, NY | Family Practice | 35 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Michael Amoashiy Brooklyn, NY | Neurology | 65 | 12 | $35K |
| Dina Liberman Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 71 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Ivan Mikolaenko Coral Springs, FL | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 68 | 23 | $30K |
| Jodi L Cardinale Corning, NY | Physician Assistant | 15 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Mark W Newman Williamsburg, VA | Interventional Pain Management | 12 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Bozena Czapka Fairfield, CT | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Joshua N Hersh Somerset, NJ | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Paul M Spector Richmond, VA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 21 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Bruce R Lasker San Diego, CA | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Takia M Oglesby Columbus, GA | Pain Management | 22 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Tristan C Briones II Owensboro, KY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 26 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Li Liu Monterey Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Sergey Zhivotenko Brooklyn, NY | Neurology | 33 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Marlene C Bultemeyer Fort Wayne, IN | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $24K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Almatica Pharma | 12,576 | $12.5M |