Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.30B
-8.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.5M
$665.20 per claim
Patients
763K
192,430 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.30B
$3,010.74 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.30B for Myrbetriq in 2024, for 3,451,931 prescriptions and refills to 762,665 patients (down 8.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $665.20.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Myrbetriq in 2024: $207.7M for 287,532 claims, followed by Texas ($194.1M).
Emily A Levandusky, physician assistant in Cheektowaga, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Myrbetriq in 2024: 2,740 claims costing $2.1M.
Myrbetriq is made by Astellas Pharma Inc. (4503.T), listed in the Medicare spending data as Astellas Pharma.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily A Levandusky Cheektowaga, NY | Physician Assistant | 2,740 | 784 | $2.1M |
| Brian C Crotzer Cheektowaga, NY | Physician Assistant | 1,981 | 638 | $1.4M |
| Armen A Kassabian |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 176,387 | 3,457,934 | 716,053 | $2.25B |
| 2023 | 189,372 | 3,650,058 | 769,612 | $2.51B |
| 2024 | 192,430 | 3,451,931 | 762,665 | $2.30B |
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.
| Urology |
| 1,986 |
| 334 |
| $914K |
| Qingwei R Yan Oakland, CA | Urology | 772 | 219 | $806K |
| Peter C Howard Toms River, NJ | Urology | 766 | 236 | $788K |
| Ghazaleh Rostami Nia Skokie, IL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 830 | 283 | $771K |
| Felix CHI-Ming Yip Monterey Park, CA | Urology | 1,225 | 306 | $766K |
| Nancy L Wilcox Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 1,071 | 282 | $744K |
| Joel Lee Boston, MA | Physician Assistant | 816 | 225 | $737K |
| Richard D Cespedes Easton, MD | Urology | 1,186 | 233 | $722K |
| Carlos A Fonseca-Salgado San Juan, PR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 808 | 279 | $697K |
| Victor Hartanto Midland Park, NJ | Urology | 812 | 212 | $695K |
| Benjamin J Haylett Williamsville, NY | Physician Assistant | 1,131 | 282 | $682K |
| Brett D Lebed Santa Maria, CA | Urology | 619 | 218 | $643K |
| Manish Gopal Somerset, NJ | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 992 | 230 | $626K |
| James E Renehan Tallahassee, FL | Urology | 748 | 201 | $602K |
| Elizabeth A Kavaler New York, NY | Urology | 881 | 246 | $573K |
| Melissa C Fischer Royal Oak, MI | Urology | 582 | 203 | $563K |
| David E Burday Tallahassee, FL | Urology | 634 | 158 | $558K |
| Benjamin C Peng New York, NY | Urology | 518 | 168 | $543K |
| Robert W Lobel Albany, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 491 | 146 | $539K |
| Paul M Littman Hackettstown, NJ | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 695 | 210 | $535K |
| Michelle Buscemi Skokie, IL | Certified Nurse Midwife | 557 | 182 | $529K |
| Jessica A Witter Davenport, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 768 | 168 | $521K |
| Scott A Macdiarmid Greensboro, NC | Urology | 750 | 186 | $518K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma 4503.T | 3,453,189 | $2.30B |