Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.8M
+3.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,025
$3,831.84 per claim
Patients
450
496 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$7.8M
$17,243.28 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.8M for Mestinon in 2024, for 2,025 prescriptions and refills to 450 patients (up 3.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,831.84.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Mestinon in 2024: $990K for 217 claims, followed by Texas ($759K).
Manuel S Vergara, neurology in Lawrenceville, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Mestinon in 2024: 15 claims costing $100K.
Mestinon is made by Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bausch Health U.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel S Vergara Lawrenceville, NJ | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $100K |
| Jesse V McClain Youngstown, OH | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 17 | Under 11 | $93K |
| Juan F Santos |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 385 | 2,029 | 338 | $7.6M |
| 2023 | 346 | 1,837 | 304 | $7.5M |
| 2024 | 496 | 2,025 | 450 | $7.8M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 11 |
| Under 11 |
| $86K |
| Jeffrey J Esper Erie, PA | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $84K |
| Ericka P Greene Houston, TX | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $73K |
| Eroboghene E Ubogu Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $71K |
| Christopher S Nance Iowa City, IA | Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Andrea J Swenson Iowa City, IA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $58K |
| Ikjae Lee New York, NY | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $56K |
| Kyi W Yu Rockaway Beach, NY | Family Practice | 22 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Shariff S Dunlap Annapolis, MD | Neurology | 16 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Alfredo Perez Canabal Mayaguez, PR | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $51K |
| Anna K Cluskey Milwaukee, WI | Physician Assistant | 22 | Under 11 | $49K |
| Mary C Gessner-Peterson Alpine, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $46K |
| Andrew D Decker White Plains, NY | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $45K |
| John P Tauro Norwich, CT | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Betty Soliven Chicago, IL | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $40K |
| Kourosh Rezania Chicago, IL | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Alissa M Roy Waterville, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Zachary Simmons Hershey, PA | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Long F Davalos Loo Kansas City, KS | Neuropsychiatry | 11 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Michael K Hehir II Burlington, VT | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Richard R Babkes Columbia, MD | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Marla E Jordan Mayaguez, PR | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Robert B Killeen Jr. Holiday, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $31K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch Health U BHC | 2,025 | $7.8M |