Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$721K
-4.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
5,655
$127.43 per claim
Patients
1,179
1,515 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$720K
$611.06 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $721K for Ritalin in 2024, for 5,655 prescriptions and refills to 1,179 patients (down 4.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $127.43.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Ritalin in 2024: $70K for 544 claims, followed by New York ($60K).
Wilbur G Walker Jr., psychiatry & neurology in San Jose, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Ritalin in 2024: 28 claims costing $6,965.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur G Walker Jr. San Jose, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $6,965 |
| Alison L Juozokas Elk Grove, CA | Family Practice | 22 | Under 11 | $4,703 |
| Michael Seropyan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,496 | 7,282 | 1,107 | $914K |
| 2023 | 1,572 | 5,923 | 1,216 | $756K |
| 2024 | 1,515 | 5,655 | 1,179 | $721K |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 15 |
| Under 11 |
| $3,759 |
| Ernest A Kendrick Missouri City, TX | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $3,091 |
| David R Paskil Irvine, CA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $2,943 |
| Timothy Cullinane Elmhurst, IL | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $2,907 |
| Catherine M Garvey Fargo, ND | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $2,892 |
| Lauren M Ashbrook Cincinnati, OH | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $2,838 |
| Brad H Gould San Ramon, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $2,838 |
| Wendy S Cohen Richmond, VA | Psychiatry | 13 | Under 11 | $2,786 |
| Jeffrey I Bennett Springfield, IL | Psychiatry | 11 | Under 11 | $2,755 |
| Thomas J Heriza Bozeman, MT | Psychiatry & Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $2,727 |
| Gregory R Alsip New York, NY | Psychiatry | 16 | Under 11 | $2,725 |
| Patrick J Wright Minneapolis, MN | Pulmonary Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $2,718 |
| Dianne Wells Mashpee, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $2,635 |
| Johnny G Kovoor Yonkers, NY | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $2,613 |
| Michael Ekern Saint Louis Park, MN | Psychiatry | 16 | Under 11 | $2,528 |
| Kent D Schnell Pasadena, TX | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $2,460 |
| Gianni L Faedda New York, NY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $2,425 |
| Diana Ghelber Fort Worth, TX | Psychiatry | 18 | Under 11 | $2,398 |
| Juan C Cabrera Jr. Evansville, IN | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $2,380 |
| Jeffrey T Gursky Rochester, MN | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $2,376 |
| Bhadreshkumar H Parikh Tamarac, FL | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $2,362 |
| Jordan Marcou Trumbull, CT | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $2,237 |
| April Stone Barrington, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $2,234 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis/Sandoz | 5,652 | $720K |