Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$60.1M
-46.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
43K
$1,381.87 per claim
Patients
5,500
5,208 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$60.1M
$10,918.00 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $60.1M for Lamictal in 2024, for 43,462 prescriptions and refills to 5,500 patients (down 46.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,381.87.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Lamictal in 2024: $5.9M for 4,119 claims, followed by California ($3.9M).
Deborah S Zielinski, nurse practitioner in Chicago, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Lamictal in 2024: 213 claims costing $327K.
Lamictal is made by GSK plc (GSK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Glaxosmithkline.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah S Zielinski Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 213 | 31 | $327K |
| William J House Springfield, MA | Neurology | 86 | Under 11 | $237K |
| Andrew J Zillgitt |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,556 | 49,303 | 5,986 | $108.7M |
| 2023 | 5,443 | 46,352 | 5,717 | $111.8M |
| 2024 | 5,208 | 43,462 | 5,500 | $60.1M |
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 |
| 69 |
| 11 |
| $197K |
| Eric B Geller Livingston, NJ | Neurology | 110 | 15 | $184K |
| Imran I Ali Toledo, OH | Neurology | 100 | 14 | $181K |
| Ignacio L Pita Garcia Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 179 | 21 | $172K |
| Tina T Shih San Francisco, CA | Neurology | 82 | Under 11 | $170K |
| David M Ficker Cincinnati, OH | Neurology | 84 | Under 11 | $162K |
| Patricia B Rogers Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 90 | 20 | $161K |
| Bethany J Thomas Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 100 | 12 | $157K |
| Patricia M Melville East Setauket, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 92 | 13 | $145K |
| Lucretia Long Columbus, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 85 | 16 | $140K |
| Kevin D Graber Stanford, CA | Neurology | 70 | 12 | $138K |
| Hannah M Quinn Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 98 | 21 | $133K |
| Allen D Pettee Rochester, NY | Neurology | 35 | Under 11 | $131K |
| Kimberly A Konieczki Erie, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 85 | 12 | $128K |
| Pavel Klein Bethesda, MD | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $128K |
| Janet E Greenwood Los Angeles, CA | Physician Assistant | 69 | 11 | $122K |
| Jean E Cibula Gainesville, FL | Neurology | 66 | Under 11 | $121K |
| Evelyn S Tecoma San Diego, CA | Neurology | 54 | Under 11 | $121K |
| Michael D Privitera Cincinnati, OH | Neurology | 118 | Under 11 | $117K |
| Selim R Benbadis Tampa, FL | Neurology | 66 | Under 11 | $113K |
| Kelly R Conner Winston Salem, NC | Physician Assistant | 53 | Under 11 | $113K |
| James P Valeriano Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 107 | 11 | $112K |
| Timothy W Powell Spokane, WA | Neurology | 95 | 11 | $110K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Glaxosmithkline GSK | 43,491 | $60.1M |