Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$127.2M
+41.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
78K
$1,623.44 per claim
Patients
12K
7,973 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$127.3M
$10,909.62 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $127.2M for Lybalvi in 2024, for 78,324 prescriptions and refills to 11,653 patients (up 41.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,623.44.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lybalvi in 2024: $11.5M for 7,414 claims, followed by Texas ($10.9M).
Robert O Morton, psychiatry in Ada, OK, had the highest Medicare cost for Lybalvi in 2024: 705 claims costing $1.0M.
Lybalvi is made by Alkermes plc (ALKS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Alkermes Inc.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 705 | 81 | $1.0M |
| Laurel B Owens Lees Summit, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 409 | 49 | $657K |
| Vadim Y Baram Saint Louis, MO |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,672 | 26,478 | 5,742 | $39.1M |
| 2023 | 6,235 | 56,497 | 9,238 | $89.9M |
| 2024 | 7,973 | 78,324 | 11,653 | $127.2M |
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 |
| 406 |
| 56 |
| $614K |
| Shahzad M Hashmi Gainesville, GA | Psychiatry | 364 | 54 | $588K |
| Tarrah L Holliday Des Moines, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 356 | 36 | $583K |
| Damaso A Oliva Jr. San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry | 330 | 49 | $521K |
| Michael S Miller Indianapolis, IN | General Surgery | 234 | 31 | $387K |
| Brigitte Tyree Austin, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 217 | 27 | $366K |
| Stephen A Mack Katy, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 181 | 46 | $358K |
| Juliet M Gatobu Austin, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 213 | 27 | $357K |
| Malcolm Duncan Austin, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 209 | 25 | $351K |
| Mark C Chandler Durham, NC | Psychiatry | 201 | 17 | $327K |
| Maryrita K Mallet Weatherford, TX | Psychiatry | 184 | 18 | $305K |
| Monica Benavidez Phoenix, AZ | Psychiatry | 301 | 22 | $287K |
| Shelli D Brown Atlantic, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 178 | 16 | $264K |
| Richard L Price Monsey, NY | Psychiatry | 164 | 19 | $259K |
| Vicente M Lim Roselle, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 129 | 17 | $259K |
| Daria Lewis Cary, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 155 | 21 | $257K |
| Vikram Mehra Katy, TX | Psychiatry | 139 | 60 | $240K |
| Joseph E Whitfield Sr. Corpus Christi, TX | Physician Assistant | 129 | 23 | $222K |
| Kayanna Jonas South Ozone Park, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 136 | 19 | $221K |
| Victor L Ilog Las Cruces, NM | Nurse Practitioner | 133 | 21 | $215K |
| Monte R Middleton Columbus, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 141 | 16 | $210K |
| John W Allen El Cajon, CA | Psychiatry | 128 | 17 | $203K |
| Jillian M O'Grady Waukesha, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 124 | 11 | $197K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Alkermes Inc ALKS | 78,389 | $127.3M |