Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.5M
-7.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,320
$1,505.24 per claim
Patients
386
489 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.5M
$9,047.06 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.5M for Nuvigil in 2024, for 2,320 prescriptions and refills to 386 patients (down 7.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,505.24.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Nuvigil in 2024: $307K for 225 claims, followed by Texas ($280K).
Heather C Gatesman, nurse practitioner in Sandy Hook, CT, had the highest Medicare cost for Nuvigil in 2024: 14 claims costing $29K.
Nuvigil is made by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA), listed in the Medicare spending data as Cephalon,Inc.-T.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather C Gatesman Sandy Hook, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Cherryl L Thomas Monroe Twp, NJ | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $28K |
| William Bara-Jimenez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 717 | 3,482 | 579 | $4.7M |
| 2023 | 550 | 2,690 | 448 | $3.8M |
| 2024 | 489 | 2,320 | 386 | $3.5M |
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 |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $27K |
| David M Nibel Odon, IN | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Bruce B Dershaw Yardley, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Alfred D Belen III Lewiston, NY | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Philip F Saltiel New York, NY | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Juan F Santos Corpus Christi, TX | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Brian C Dressel Ayer, MA | Family Practice | 24 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Kirsten G Hefele Chicago, IL | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Frederic J Guerrier St Petersburg, FL | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Daniel F Callahan Alpharetta, GA | Pulmonary Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Regina R Berkovich West Hollywood, CA | Neurology | 19 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Raymond Kovalski Phoenixville, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Carmel Joseph Augusta, GA | Pulmonary Disease | 17 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Paul P Doghramji Collegeville, PA | Family Practice | 15 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Melanie L Herbert Buffalo, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Antwan Ahad Secaucus, NJ | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Richard L Price Monsey, NY | Psychiatry | 15 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Paramveer Bhugra Surprise, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Jacqi I Lambert Manhattan, KS | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Richard C Baker Rutland, VT | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Joseph M Ojile Saint Louis, MO | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Anna Potash Brooklyn, NY | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Pedro S Buarque de Macedo Washington, DC | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $14K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Cephalon,Inc.-T TEVA | 2,320 | $3.5M |