Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$159.9M
-20.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
9.3M
$17.12 per claim
Patients
1.4M
357,232 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$159.9M
$113.73 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $159.9M for Quetiapine Fumarate in 2024, for 9,336,593 prescriptions and refills to 1,405,822 patients (down 20.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $17.12.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Quetiapine Fumarate in 2024: $15.9M for 812,048 claims, followed by Florida ($12.5M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Quetiapine Fumarate in 2024: 8,369 claims costing $115K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 8,369 | 758 | $115K |
| Shephali Patel Chicago, IL | Psychiatry | 4,778 | 248 | $72K |
| Brandon M Roscoe |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 325,683 | 8,664,652 | 1,281,706 | $268.5M |
| 2023 | 340,790 | 8,957,466 | 1,334,477 | $201.0M |
| 2024 | 357,232 | 9,336,593 | 1,405,822 | $159.9M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 2,914 |
| 442 |
| $65K |
| Laura de Bien Miami, FL | Psychiatry | 7,268 | 573 | $62K |
| Enrique G Casuso Miami, FL | Geriatric Psychiatry | 3,818 | 349 | $58K |
| Manish Zinzuvadia New York, NY | Psychiatry | 485 | 30 | $54K |
| Carol J Peitzman Faribault, MN | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 1,224 | 66 | $50K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 2,735 | 283 | $49K |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,917 | 229 | $49K |
| Mohsin Ikram Federal Way, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,910 | 279 | $48K |
| Kishor Zinzuvadia Poughkeepsie, NY | Psychiatry | 1,125 | 116 | $47K |
| Andrew E Graf Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 2,994 | 303 | $47K |
| Syam P Kunam Redlands, CA | Psychiatry | 2,498 | 358 | $45K |
| Aijaz A Nanjiani Paramus, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 1,426 | 111 | $45K |
| Alan Markie Pasadena, CA | Psychiatry | 1,511 | 137 | $44K |
| Hiruy H Gessesse Torrance, CA | Psychiatry | 1,073 | 219 | $42K |
| Jahanbakhsh Nasserzare North Miami Beach, FL | Psychiatry | 1,507 | 148 | $41K |
| Jolly C Anand Chicago, IL | Psychiatry | 2,701 | 188 | $39K |
| Jecinter L Otieno Binghamton, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 488 | 44 | $39K |
| Stephen P Gonzalez Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 178 | 21 | $38K |
| Silvia I Silva Duluc Miami, FL | Psychiatry | 2,742 | 308 | $37K |
| Nancy M Acuna Diaz Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 3,971 | 425 | $37K |
| Mary K Friess Oshkosh, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 1,373 | 190 | $36K |
| Ernesto Zilberberg North Andover, MA | Psychiatry | 1,964 | 317 | $36K |
| Gadson J Johnson Jr. Santa Monica, CA | Psychiatry | 970 | 142 | $36K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 4,363,468 | $70.5M |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 1,594,611 | $30.2M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 1,487,415 | $26.8M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 420,108 | $9.1M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 649,167 | $8.5M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 395,921 | $5.5M |
| Rising Pharm | 181,936 | $4.7M |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 90,000 | $1.4M |
| Quallent Pharma | 34,719 | $1.4M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 37,309 | $663K |
| Accord Healthca | 42,917 | $520K |
| Camber Pharmace | 18,431 | $301K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 15,018 | $205K |
| Solco Healthcar | 8,081 | $94K |
| Macleods Pharma | 671 | $11K |
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 405 | $2,778 |
| AHP | 61 | $1,568 |
| Roxane/West-War | 86 | $603 |
| Gsms, Inc. | 37 | $375 |
| Avpak | 13 | $103 |