Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$134.5M
+1.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
57K
$2,366.57 per claim
Patients
16K
8,011 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $134.5M for Relistor in 2024, for 56,852 prescriptions and refills to 15,612 patients (up 1.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,366.57.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Relistor in 2024: $12.8M for 5,395 claims, followed by Florida ($12.1M).
Susan M Karunphand, nurse practitioner in Paterson, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Relistor in 2024: 782 claims costing $1.9M.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan M Karunphand Paterson, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 782 | 128 | $1.9M |
| Benny J Sanchez The Woodlands, TX | Anesthesiology | 338 | 55 | $836K |
| Oliver C James II |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,963 | 50,784 | 14,180 | $117.0M |
| 2023 | 7,670 | 54,933 | 15,134 | $132.8M |
| 2024 | 8,011 | 56,852 | 15,612 | $134.5M |
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.
| Pain Management |
| 306 |
| 71 |
| $713K |
| Mahendra Gunapooti Florissant, MO | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 233 | 60 | $551K |
| Erlinda Ochoa San Diego, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 237 | 107 | $550K |
| Julius Nwosu Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 228 | 66 | $521K |
| Raymond P Reyes Philadelphia, PA | Physician Assistant | 211 | 60 | $500K |
| Scott Catone Kerman, CA | Physician Assistant | 166 | 77 | $482K |
| Ricky P Lockett Saint Petersburg, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 199 | 38 | $460K |
| Theodore Kopp Mobile, AL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 151 | 49 | $439K |
| Leoncio P Yap Jr. Visalia, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 183 | 46 | $424K |
| Jesus H Lao San Diego, CA | Pain Management | 162 | 36 | $407K |
| Jennifer D Sutton Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 138 | 55 | $394K |
| Jennifer Sobol Asheville, NC | Physician Assistant | 156 | 37 | $363K |
| ED Haggag Farmington, CT | Physician Assistant | 131 | 41 | $330K |
| Paul Ky Fresno, CA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 121 | 71 | $325K |
| Blaine S Cameron Boynton Beach, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 121 | 45 | $316K |
| Michael J Schina Jr. Bensalem, PA | General Surgery | 125 | 32 | $309K |
| Olga Colac Stone Mountain, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 124 | 32 | $283K |
| Joseph G Ibrahim Bayonne, NJ | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 114 | 26 | $282K |
| Jeffrey J Kimpson Southfield, MI | Anesthesiology | 117 | 31 | $276K |
| Jeffrey Monk Wynnewood, PA | Physician Assistant | 118 | 44 | $275K |
| William J Mayo Rocky Mount, NC | Physician Assistant | 114 | 27 | $270K |
| Christian D Gonzalez Aventura, FL | Anesthesiology | 115 | 33 | $265K |
| Barry N Straus Canton, GA | Anesthesiology | 106 | 18 | $264K |