Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$24.9M
-6.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
14K
$1,833.84 per claim
Patients
1,991
1,963 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$25.0M
$12,521.67 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $24.9M for Keppra Xr in 2024, for 13,603 prescriptions and refills to 1,991 patients (down 6.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,833.84.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Keppra Xr in 2024: $2.2M for 1,135 claims, followed by New York ($2.0M).
Stephan Eisenschenk, neurology in Gainesville, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Keppra Xr in 2024: 101 claims costing $219K.
Keppra Xr is made by UCB SA (UCB.BR), listed in the Medicare spending data as UCB Pharma.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephan Eisenschenk Gainesville, FL | Neurology | 101 | 14 | $219K |
| Jean E Cibula Gainesville, FL | Neurology | 82 | 22 | $192K |
| Manoj Raghavan Milwaukee, WI |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,073 | 15,169 | 2,158 | $26.3M |
| 2023 | 1,971 | 14,225 | 2,051 | $26.7M |
| 2024 | 1,963 | 13,603 | 1,991 | $24.9M |
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 |
| 54 |
| 13 |
| $184K |
| Michael J Doherty Seattle, WA | Neurology | 71 | Under 11 | $142K |
| Ignacio L Pita Garcia Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 64 | 11 | $137K |
| Bassel Abou-Khalil Nashville, TN | Neurology | 79 | 15 | $129K |
| Scott Scheuermann Gainesville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 58 | 19 | $129K |
| Tracy J Jasinski Omaha, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | Under 11 | $124K |
| Rodney A Radtke Durham, NC | Neurology | 57 | Under 11 | $121K |
| Andy Rodriguez Livingston, NJ | Neurology | 48 | Under 11 | $113K |
| Laura A Brown Gainesville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 40 | 18 | $106K |
| Olga Taraschenko Aurora, CO | Neurology | 35 | Under 11 | $99K |
| Dragos Sabau Indianapolis, IN | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $90K |
| Samir Al-Kabbani Knoxville, TN | Neurology | 50 | Under 11 | $89K |
| Lee D Klemens Milwaukee, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $88K |
| Jessica Bishop Boise, ID | Physician Assistant | 45 | Under 11 | $88K |
| John M Stern Los Angeles, CA | Neurology | 34 | Under 11 | $83K |
| Emily T Klatte Columbus, OH | Neurology | 56 | Under 11 | $82K |
| William Boles Wilmington, NC | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Lauren Alvarez Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 37 | Under 11 | $76K |
| Howard Mandell Rock Hill, SC | Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $64K |
| Zeenat Jaisani Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $64K |
| Wayne B Sida Greenwood, SC | Neurology | 35 | Under 11 | $64K |
| Jason R Bisping Columbus, OH | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $63K |
| Laura A Kalayjian Los Angeles, CA | Neurology | 36 | Under 11 | $62K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| UCB Pharma UCB.BR | 13,615 | $25.0M |