Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.5M
-12.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
414K
$15.81 per claim
Patients
62K
44,332 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.6M
$105.39 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.5M for Lithium Carbonate Er in 2024, for 414,273 prescriptions and refills to 62,137 patients (down 12.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $15.81.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lithium Carbonate Er in 2024: $526K for 26,112 claims, followed by New York ($434K).
Kay R Lewis, psychiatry in Houston, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Lithium Carbonate Er in 2024: 372 claims costing $8,675.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay R Lewis Houston, TX | Psychiatry | 372 | 29 | $8,675 |
| Vivian I Acevedo Toa Baja, PR | Psychiatry | 331 | 50 | $7,491 |
| Steven W Ortell Elkhorn, WI |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 42,568 | 412,796 | 61,969 | $7.3M |
| 2023 | 43,431 | 410,291 | 61,491 | $7.5M |
| 2024 | 44,332 | 414,273 | 62,137 | $6.5M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 386 |
| 42 |
| $5,181 |
| Josephine N Thuo Fall River, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 253 | 49 | $4,575 |
| Eric D Moffet Kingsport, TN | Psychiatry | 267 | 47 | $4,173 |
| Ileana Miranda-Velazquez Hadley, MA | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 148 | 17 | $3,884 |
| Robert C Jamieson Nashville, TN | Psychiatry | 289 | 71 | $3,765 |
| Jillian M O'Grady Waukesha, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 254 | 20 | $3,753 |
| Tylr A Wagner Vancouver, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 192 | 23 | $3,718 |
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 222 | 23 | $3,696 |
| Justin Egoville Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 146 | 14 | $3,667 |
| Edward Zuzarte Baltimore, MD | Psychiatry | 144 | 16 | $3,619 |
| Chad Rubin Tucson, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 160 | 20 | $3,253 |
| Christopher L Silvey Seattle, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 160 | 13 | $3,249 |
| Guillermo J Hoyos Precssas San Juan, PR | Psychiatry | 146 | 20 | $3,248 |
| Carlos Baco-Alfaro Orocovis, PR | Psychiatry | 182 | 22 | $3,229 |
| Seyed H Saadat Chesapeake, VA | Family Practice | 157 | Under 11 | $3,193 |
| Justin J Miles Minneapolis, MN | Psychiatry | 168 | 20 | $3,130 |
| Lori J Olson Portland, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 167 | 15 | $3,046 |
| Niamh M Holohan Bangor, ME | Psychiatry | 107 | 18 | $3,042 |
| Gerald Peake Portland, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 171 | 16 | $3,036 |
| Eric A Johnson Duluth, MN | Psychiatry | 118 | 13 | $3,024 |
| Paul Stevens Salt Lake City, UT | Neuropsychiatry | 153 | 12 | $2,994 |
| Andrew E Vilius Gresham, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 99 | Under 11 | $2,972 |
| John Battaglia Madison, WI | Psychiatry & Neurology | 152 | 12 | $2,967 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 188,466 | $2.9M |
| Roxane/West-War | 126,369 | $2.2M |
| Rising Pharm | 36,577 | $551K |
| Mylan VTRS | 34,810 | $549K |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 26,625 | $355K |
| AHP | 844 | $13K |
| Mylan Instituti VTRS | 885 | $13K |