Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$32.8M
-35.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
504K
$64.99 per claim
Patients
80K
59,108 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$32.8M
$411.54 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $32.8M for Quetiapine Fumarate Er in 2024, for 504,355 prescriptions and refills to 79,638 patients (down 35.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $64.99.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Quetiapine Fumarate Er in 2024: $3.0M for 40,612 claims, followed by California ($2.8M).
Sarabjit S Sandhu, psychiatry in Newport Beach, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Quetiapine Fumarate Er in 2024: 684 claims costing $63K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarabjit S Sandhu Newport Beach, CA | Psychiatry | 684 | 83 | $63K |
| Mayuly Valdes Hernandez Doral, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 121 | 20 | $54K |
| Irma Y Tauler |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 54,015 | 491,702 | 74,798 | $71.5M |
| 2023 | 56,336 | 494,147 | 76,336 | $51.0M |
| 2024 | 59,108 | 504,355 | 79,638 | $32.8M |
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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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 187 |
| 27 |
| $43K |
| Lori J Olson Portland, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 651 | 56 | $43K |
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 647 | 66 | $41K |
| Idalvis de la Noval Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 164 | 18 | $38K |
| Rohidas T Patil Decatur, IL | Psychiatry | 161 | 19 | $35K |
| Mercedes Garcia Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 66 | 11 | $34K |
| Kusum Kathpalia New York, NY | Psychiatry | 181 | 15 | $34K |
| Bradford Frank San Diego, CA | Psychiatry | 283 | 29 | $33K |
| Michael B Platt South Bend, IN | Psychiatry | 177 | 22 | $32K |
| Brittany J Adams Saint Joseph, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 54 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Karen L Douglas Detroit, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 120 | 16 | $28K |
| Nhien Nguyen Lebanon, PA | Psychiatry | 154 | 22 | $26K |
| Quincy T Woods Hemet, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 398 | 69 | $26K |
| Deo M Peppersack Nampa, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 15 | $25K |
| David Amador Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Matthew N Lilly Morgan Hill, CA | Psychiatry | 94 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Brian Wu San Gabriel, CA | Psychiatry | 31 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Robert Kohn Providence, RI | Psychiatry | 338 | 47 | $22K |
| Tammy Pritchard Fort Pierce, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 85 | 12 | $22K |
| Naveed J Mirza Dexter, MO | Psychiatry | 265 | 30 | $22K |
| Manuel O Chua Jr. Modesto, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 37 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Troy R Stiles Billings, MT | Psychiatry | 190 | 17 | $22K |
| Adam T Kaul Midlothian, VA | Psychiatry | 83 | Under 11 | $22K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 170,397 | $11.4M |
| Sciegen Pharmac | 151,725 | $10.5M |
| Accord Healthca | 87,911 | $5.3M |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 39,577 | $2.7M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 36,849 | $1.9M |
| Macleods Pharma | 9,325 | $567K |
| Ingenus Pharmac | 7,027 | $352K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 1,085 | $28K |
| Aci Healthcare | 497 | $27K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 148 | $6,389 |
| Marlex Pharm. | 54 | $1,079 |