Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$71.6M
-6.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
38K
$1,902.20 per claim
Patients
5,276
4,833 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $71.6M for Keppra in 2024, for 37,636 prescriptions and refills to 5,276 patients (down 6.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,902.20.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Keppra in 2024: $6.2M for 3,591 claims, followed by California ($5.1M).
Ignacio L Pita Garcia, neurology in Guaynabo, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Keppra in 2024: 349 claims costing $533K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio L Pita Garcia Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 349 | 28 | $533K |
| Deborah S Zielinski Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 109 | 21 | $297K |
| David M Ficker |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,206 | 42,672 | 5,808 | $76.6M |
| 2023 | 4,994 | 39,388 | 5,454 | $76.2M |
| 2024 | 4,833 | 37,636 | 5,276 | $71.6M |
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 |
| 131 |
| 14 |
| $252K |
| Janet E Greenwood Los Angeles, CA | Physician Assistant | 56 | Under 11 | $216K |
| Andrew S Blum Providence, RI | Neurology | 80 | 11 | $202K |
| Shannon E Brophy Summit, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 115 | 22 | $195K |
| Meng Lan Cheung Gan Portland, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 54 | Under 11 | $193K |
| Daniel J Luciano New York, NY | Neurology | 104 | 13 | $193K |
| Myriam Abdennadher Boston, MA | Neurology | 114 | 11 | $184K |
| Tina T Shih San Francisco, CA | Neurology | 75 | 11 | $179K |
| Deborah T Combs Cantrell Lewisville, TX | Neurology | 78 | Under 11 | $178K |
| John E Croom Merriam, KS | Neurology | 65 | Under 11 | $171K |
| Kimberly A Konieczki Erie, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 103 | 12 | $168K |
| Kalina A Bidjov Amherst, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 73 | 13 | $160K |
| Michael D Privitera Cincinnati, OH | Neurology | 54 | Under 11 | $146K |
| Amit Verma Houston, TX | Sleep Medicine | 39 | Under 11 | $145K |
| Amanda Diamond Fargo, ND | Neurology | 57 | Under 11 | $142K |
| Kelly Langenbeck Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | 12 | $139K |
| Leslyn Q Brouillette Overland Park, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | Under 11 | $137K |
| James Tao Chicago, IL | Neurology | 57 | Under 11 | $133K |
| Bethany J Thomas Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 43 | Under 11 | $130K |
| Evan K Sandok La Crosse, WI | Neurology | 44 | Under 11 | $128K |
| Mikhail P Shkiryak Iowa City, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 54 | Under 11 | $128K |
| Nathalie A King Racine, WI | Physician Assistant | 76 | Under 11 | $128K |
| Elizabeth A Thiele Boston, MA | Neurology | 71 | Under 11 | $127K |