Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$13.9M
-22.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,464
$3,103.59 per claim
Patients
692
551 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$13.9M
$20,020.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $13.9M for Levorphanol Tartrate in 2024, for 4,464 prescriptions and refills to 692 patients (down 22.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,103.59.
North Carolina had the highest Medicare cost for Levorphanol Tartrate in 2024: $4.7M for 1,375 claims, followed by California ($2.3M).
Terresa A Long, nurse practitioner in Sunset Beach, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Levorphanol Tartrate in 2024: 116 claims costing $414K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terresa A Long Sunset Beach, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 116 | 15 | $414K |
| Alexander Weingarten Syosset, NY | Interventional Pain Management | 119 | 14 | $308K |
| Janell Becker |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 536 | 4,570 | 530 | $19.5M |
| 2023 | 562 | 4,550 | 657 | $17.8M |
| 2024 | 551 | 4,464 | 692 | $13.9M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 57 |
| Under 11 |
| $254K |
| Isaac N Zedner Beverly Hills, CA | Physician Assistant | 76 | 12 | $247K |
| Jill A McCulley Wilmington, NC | Physician Assistant | 103 | 14 | $236K |
| Gerald M Aronoff Charlotte, NC | Neurology | 26 | Under 11 | $180K |
| Rachel M Bennett Jacksonville, NC | Physician Assistant | 37 | Under 11 | $177K |
| Jeffrey A Weber Kinston, NC | Physician Assistant | 45 | 15 | $173K |
| Linda L Wolbers Capitola, CA | Interventional Pain Management | 61 | Under 11 | $173K |
| Jennifer M Drake Mooresville, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 63 | Under 11 | $170K |
| Anne M Calkins North Syracuse, NY | Pain Management | 39 | Under 11 | $148K |
| Eric Chung Corona, CA | Physician Assistant | 22 | Under 11 | $140K |
| Darlene Denzien Binghamton, NY | Family Practice | 42 | Under 11 | $135K |
| Eric K Batangan Huntington Beach, CA | Physician Assistant | 43 | Under 11 | $132K |
| David N Baker Fresno, CA | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $127K |
| Manoj B Wunnava Durham, NC | Interventional Pain Management | 49 | Under 11 | $126K |
| Paul E Fagan Statesville, NC | Physician Assistant | 16 | Under 11 | $126K |
| Joanna L Katz Edmonds, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 28 | Under 11 | $119K |
| Kara R Hoover Fort Wayne, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $108K |
| Brian Erickson Maplewood, MN | Pain Management | 29 | Under 11 | $107K |
| Shanti Eppanapally Clifton, NJ | Anesthesiology | 31 | Under 11 | $107K |
| Ravinder Singh Beverly Hills, CA | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $106K |
| 1306886916 | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 24 | Under 11 | $105K |
| Lena A Ferris Winston Salem, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | Under 11 | $102K |
| Steve C Lee Slidell, LA | Interventional Pain Management | 37 | 16 | $97K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Virtus Pharmace | 2,092 | $6.8M |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 1,529 | $4.5M |
| Mallinck-Specgx | 404 | $1.3M |
| Hikma Pharmaceu HIK.L | 428 | $1.3M |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 11 | $28K |