Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.1M
-8.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
7,562
$801.06 per claim
Patients
1,470
1,737 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.1M
$4,120.81 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.1M for Pristiq in 2024, for 7,562 prescriptions and refills to 1,470 patients (down 8.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $801.06.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Pristiq in 2024: $635K for 801 claims, followed by California ($541K).
Alexander Pinkusovich, psychiatry in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Pristiq in 2024: 50 claims costing $20K.
Pristiq is made by Pfizer Inc. (PFE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Wyeth/Pfizer.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Pinkusovich Brooklyn, NY | Psychiatry | 50 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Lorraine Innes Bedford Hills, NY | Psychiatry | 18 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Steven M Katz |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,070 | 9,718 | 1,772 | $7.8M |
| 2023 | 1,802 | 8,047 | 1,554 | $6.6M |
| 2024 | 1,737 | 7,562 | 1,470 | $6.1M |
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 |
| 15 |
| Under 11 |
| $18K |
| Megan N Chavez McAllen, TX | Physician Assistant | 16 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Olawumi O Ayo Akatue Smyrna, TN | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Anna Potash Brooklyn, NY | Psychiatry | 28 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Vivian Pastrana Bonilla Aibonito, PR | Psychiatry | 30 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Amanda V Porter Mason, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Norman S Chazin Linwood, NJ | Psychiatry | 32 | Under 11 | $14K |
| 1396282810 | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Marina Bogdanovic Odabasic Midland, MI | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Rashelle Tomlinson Stockbridge, GA | Psychiatry | 27 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Robert H Rifkin Saint Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 15 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Victoria Katz Manhasset, NY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Benjamin Jones Prosper, TX | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Lauraann Nicoletto-Syrett Oceanside, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Inessa Meyerovich Rego Park, NY | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Sherryl Reed Bowling Green, KY | Internal Medicine | 24 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Eric D Moffet Kingsport, TN | Psychiatry | 25 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Amarpreet K Gill Pleasanton, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Madhavi Uppalapati Lake Mary, FL | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Karl R Stammer Joplin, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Sherri Shaw Gering, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Meaghan Quist Holyoke, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Cynthia S Carter Cambridge, MA | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Wyeth/Pfizer PFE | 7,562 | $6.1M |