Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$24.1M
-3.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
222K
$108.67 per claim
Patients
66K
44,686 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$24.1M
$367.75 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $24.1M for Ramelteon in 2024, for 221,871 prescriptions and refills to 65,554 patients (down 3.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $108.67.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Ramelteon in 2024: $1.9M for 17,461 claims, followed by California ($1.9M).
Robert O Morton, psychiatry in Ada, OK, had the highest Medicare cost for Ramelteon in 2024: 1,806 claims costing $179K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 1,806 | 227 | $179K |
| Tsilya Bass West Hollywood, CA | Psychiatry | 601 | 80 | $75K |
| Luis C Rojas Sr. Rio Piedras, PR |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32,537 | 152,799 | 44,333 | $21.9M |
| 2023 | 37,759 | 179,664 | 52,838 | $25.0M |
| 2024 | 44,686 | 221,871 | 65,554 | $24.1M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 647 |
| 140 |
| $54K |
| Marlon P Quinones San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry | 469 | 101 | $46K |
| Maritza Ortiz Acosta Ponce, PR | Psychiatry | 643 | 160 | $40K |
| David J Eschelbacher Tampa, FL | Internal Medicine | 239 | 40 | $34K |
| Eduardo Rentas Jr. Kissimmee, FL | Psychiatry | 472 | 116 | $30K |
| Annet T Lister Perez Cape Coral, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 272 | 53 | $29K |
| Vahag Vartanian Racine, WI | Psychiatry | 192 | 33 | $25K |
| David A Flores Cayey, PR | Psychiatry | 362 | 91 | $24K |
| Franklin Rivera-Carrasquillo Coto Laurel, PR | Psychiatry | 328 | 61 | $23K |
| Yandi Garcia Brito Cutler Bay, FL | Family Practice | 100 | 18 | $23K |
| Reinaldo J Carreras Ponce, PR | Neurology | 216 | 46 | $20K |
| Katherine I Mercado-Nazario Vega Alta, PR | Psychiatry | 238 | 52 | $20K |
| Angel M Gomez Rodriguez Coamo, PR | Psychiatry | 222 | 47 | $18K |
| Michael S Miller Indianapolis, IN | General Surgery | 126 | 20 | $18K |
| Mazen I Madhoun Salem, VA | Family Practice | 142 | 61 | $18K |
| Jonathan J Eskenazi Beverly Hills, CA | Neurology | 242 | 97 | $17K |
| Ricardo E Sanchez Arecibo, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 205 | 34 | $17K |
| Stephen A Denagy Ammon, ID | Internal Medicine | 86 | 13 | $17K |
| Ericka Rivera Castro San Juan, PR | Psychiatry | 181 | 37 | $17K |
| Fernando Entenza Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 161 | 45 | $16K |
| Whitney L Moore Ammon, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 62 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Melinda A Cobb Greenfield, IN | Psychiatry | 130 | 23 | $15K |
| Hangjun Jang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 166 | 41 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Trupharma, LLC. | 74,908 | $7.8M |
| Upsher-Smith La | 64,789 | $7.2M |
| Micro Labs USA, | 28,061 | $3.0M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 24,669 | $2.9M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 14,174 | $1.8M |
| Xiromed, LLC | 7,198 | $641K |
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 3,574 | $369K |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 2,425 | $209K |
| Teva USA TEVA | 1,668 | $145K |
| Avkare | 240 | $22K |
| Westminster Pha | 229 | $21K |