Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.7M
-11.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
66K
$55.64 per claim
Patients
7,781
7,563 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.7M
$471.05 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.7M for Loxapine in 2024, for 65,886 prescriptions and refills to 7,781 patients (down 11.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $55.64.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Loxapine in 2024: $271K for 4,381 claims, followed by New York ($242K).
Mark Slaven, psychiatry in Oneida, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Loxapine in 2024: 234 claims costing $33K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Slaven Oneida, NY | Psychiatry | 234 | 30 | $33K |
| Wendy J Garrett West Henrietta, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 216 | 34 | $28K |
| Anita G Linder Cola, SC |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,575 | 65,582 | 8,070 | $4.3M |
| 2023 | 7,579 | 65,982 | 8,056 | $4.1M |
| 2024 | 7,563 | 65,886 | 7,781 | $3.7M |
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 |
| 299 |
| 32 |
| $17K |
| Theodore C Osuala Lanham, MD | Psychiatry | 240 | 34 | $17K |
| Dennis P Dobard Jr. Springfield, MO | Psychiatry | 267 | 22 | $12K |
| Boris Rubashkin Houston, TX | Psychiatry | 180 | 23 | $12K |
| Ellie B Mozingo Columbia, SC | Psychiatry | 262 | 23 | $12K |
| Kevin Bernstein Las Vegas, NV | Psychiatry | 201 | 99 | $10K |
| Tracy L Johnson Fort Wayne, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 216 | 13 | $9,899 |
| Scott D Lippe Paramus, NJ | Internal Medicine | 62 | Under 11 | $9,392 |
| Jason Kearnes Columbia, SC | Psychiatry | 139 | 18 | $8,991 |
| Justin Egoville Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 123 | 16 | $8,647 |
| Randy M Kerswill Winnebago, WI | Psychiatry | 106 | Under 11 | $8,450 |
| Coleen Clark Buffalo, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 58 | 11 | $8,170 |
| Jessica A Hellings Kansas City, MO | Psychiatry | 245 | 22 | $7,970 |
| Yuliya Perch Long Beach, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 46 | Under 11 | $7,384 |
| Renee R Azzouz Paola, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 104 | Under 11 | $7,246 |
| Giridhar G Reddy Oakland, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 117 | Under 11 | $7,224 |
| Karen E Callahan Birmingham, AL | Psychiatry | 182 | 49 | $7,096 |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 83 | Under 11 | $6,944 |
| Usha Sagreiya Philadelphia, PA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 91 | Under 11 | $6,846 |
| Karine V Airapetian Paramus, NJ | Psychiatry | 70 | Under 11 | $6,377 |
| Philip J Verderame Modesto, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 68 | Under 11 | $6,347 |
| John Battaglia Madison, WI | Psychiatry & Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $6,261 |
| Diane S Annalett Buffalo, NY | Psychiatry | 56 | Under 11 | $6,227 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Lannett Co. Inc | 44,299 | $2.4M |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 17,258 | $1.0M |
| Elite Laborator | 4,200 | $288K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 116 | $5,851 |
| Marlex Pharm. | 43 | $1,434 |
| Burel/Prasco La | 24 | $1,005 |