Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$27.7M
+2.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
8,665
$3,195.43 per claim
Patients
2,431
1,278 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$27.7M
$11,389.73 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $27.7M for Inbrija in 2024, for 8,665 prescriptions and refills to 2,431 patients (up 2.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,195.43.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Inbrija in 2024: $3.6M for 1,223 claims, followed by Florida ($3.2M).
Rajesh Pahwa, neurology in Kansas City, KS, had the highest Medicare cost for Inbrija in 2024: 135 claims costing $324K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Pahwa Kansas City, KS | Neurology | 135 | 36 | $324K |
| Alexandra Ingram Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 70 | 17 | $236K |
| Nicklesh Thakur Sacramento, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,176 | 8,106 | 2,284 | $23.1M |
| 2023 | 1,276 | 8,721 | 2,484 | $27.0M |
| 2024 | 1,278 | 8,665 | 2,431 | $27.7M |
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 |
| 80 |
| 17 |
| $223K |
| Cenk Sengun Boca Raton, FL | Psychiatry & Neurology | 34 | Under 11 | $210K |
| Meredith R Hatcher Georgetown, TX | Physician Assistant | 43 | 15 | $198K |
| Laura S Surillo-Dahdah Manati, PR | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $179K |
| Maria C Ospina Phoenix, AZ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 52 | 11 | $168K |
| Jeffrey D Manese San Francisco, CA | Physician Assistant | 45 | 11 | $162K |
| Stuart H Isaacson Boca Raton, FL | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $162K |
| Aaron L Ellenbogen Farmington Hills, MI | Neurology | 33 | Under 11 | $158K |
| Suketu M Khandhar Sacramento, CA | Neurology | 67 | 18 | $155K |
| Eleanor K Orehek Bloomington, MN | Neurology | 53 | 13 | $154K |
| Michael Soileau Georgetown, TX | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $152K |
| Angel Vinuela Dorado, PR | Neurology | 41 | Under 11 | $147K |
| Diana Blum Stanford, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 38 | 15 | $145K |
| Nicki Niemann Phoenix, AZ | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $145K |
| Meghan H Anderson Sacramento, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 57 | 11 | $143K |
| Sandeep K Thakkar Irvine, CA | Neurology | 45 | 15 | $133K |
| Behrang Saminejad Allentown, PA | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $126K |
| Robert Fekete Hawthorne, NY | Neurology | 39 | Under 11 | $125K |
| Danny Bega Chicago, IL | Neurology | 33 | Under 11 | $123K |
| Richard B Dewey III Jacksonville, FL | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $121K |
| Andrew H Imbus Arcadia, CA | Physician Assistant | 29 | Under 11 | $120K |
| Pablo Coss San Antonio, TX | Neurology | 33 | Under 11 | $119K |
| Patrick T Hickey Durham, NC | Neurology | 35 | Under 11 | $117K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Acorda/Merz | 8,665 | $27.7M |