Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.9M
+0.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
5,408
$1,099.13 per claim
Patients
963
1,162 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.9M
$6,172.50 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.9M for Lunesta in 2024, for 5,408 prescriptions and refills to 963 patients (up 0.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,099.13.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Lunesta in 2024: $1.0M for 1,189 claims, followed by California ($653K).
Giovanny M Nunez, psychiatry in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Lunesta in 2024: 91 claims costing $75K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanny M Nunez New York, NY | Psychiatry | 91 | 15 | $75K |
| Savely Meyerzon Bronx, NY | Psychiatry | 35 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Oksana Levitansky Brooklyn, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,579 | 8,171 | 1,318 | $4.9M |
| 2023 | 1,426 | 7,117 | 1,180 | $5.9M |
| 2024 | 1,162 | 5,408 | 963 | $5.9M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 32 |
| Under 11 |
| $29K |
| Vadim Azbel Staten Island, NY | Psychiatry | 32 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Tatyana P Tsipursky Brooklyn, NY | Psychiatry | 26 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Alcibiades J Rodriguez New York, NY | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $21K |
| George M Schmitz Greenlawn, NY | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Neal H Fellows Traverse City, MI | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Jason A Holdych Larchmont, NY | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Bosheng Qiu Alhambra, CA | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Miguel A Gutierrez McAllen, TX | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Heather A Laughridge Huntersville, NC | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Mani Ushyarov Rego Park, NY | Diagnostic Radiology | 19 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Pamela A Grassick Ashland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Timothy Gatz Kalamazoo, MI | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Tamra L Anderson Chandler, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Charles E Metzger Jr. Boca Raton, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Mala S Nayak Palo Alto, CA | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Robin Y Chan Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Casey L Stelter Layton, UT | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Robert B Ocasio West Deptford, NJ | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Ujwala V Desai Ellicott City, MD | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Luke D Krautter Statesboro, GA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Luciano Migliarino Reading, PA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Mark Bloch Martinez, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $12K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Waylis Therapeu | 4,674 | $5.3M |
| Sunvn/Wdwd/Wayl | 734 | $605K |