Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$62.0M
-13.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
66K
$943.68 per claim
Patients
12K
14,466 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$62.0M
$5,253.24 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $62.0M for Lyrica in 2024, for 65,693 prescriptions and refills to 11,801 patients (down 13.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $943.68.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Lyrica in 2024: $5.2M for 6,641 claims, followed by California ($5.0M).
Carlise N Washington, nurse practitioner in Cleveland, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Lyrica in 2024: 47 claims costing $49K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlise N Washington Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 47 | Under 11 | $49K |
| Nghia C Nguyen Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Deborah S Zielinski |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18,830 | 92,414 | 15,781 | $78.7M |
| 2023 | 16,306 | 75,601 | 13,265 | $71.7M |
| 2024 | 14,466 | 65,693 | 11,801 | $62.0M |
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 |
| 47 |
| Under 11 |
| $42K |
| Dominique M Greene Gainesville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Aryn L Earnhardt Berkeley, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Vladimir Medved Malone, NY | Pain Management | 42 | Under 11 | $35K |
| April Nodine Indianapolis, IN | Physician Assistant | 38 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Swathi Vijayaraghavan Philadelphia, PA | Neurosurgery | 24 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Lucretia Long Columbus, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Matthew J Baker Naples, FL | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Dmitriy Grinshpun Brooklyn, NY | Neurology | 41 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Frank M Delosso Baltimore, MD | Physician Assistant | 20 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Pedro W Tirado Boynton Beach, FL | Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Manoj Raghavan Milwaukee, WI | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Alexander Weingarten Syosset, NY | Interventional Pain Management | 33 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Eugenio M Guevara Hialeah, FL | Neurology | 36 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Paul B Atkinson Roseville, MN | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Candy N Ting Tulsa, OK | Family Practice | 27 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Daniel L Harris Beaumont, TX | Anesthesiology | 35 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Cody A Myrick Winston Salem, NC | Physician Assistant | 26 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Sravanthi S Paritala Park Ridge, IL | Family Practice | 18 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Rachel A Lunini Las Vegas, NV | Physician Assistant | 25 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Stanley Hatcher Fishersville, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Jay M Hagloch Indialantic, FL | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Amanda K Derasmi Minneapolis, MN | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 32 | Under 11 | $25K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer/Viatris | 65,294 | $61.6M |
| Viatris Special VTRS | 430 | $483K |