Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$15.2M
-16.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
342
$44,430.72 per claim
Patients
41
45 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$15.2M
$370,617.20 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $15.2M for Sabril in 2024, for 342 prescriptions and refills to 41 patients (down 16.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $44,430.72.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Sabril in 2024: $2.6M for 52 claims, followed by Florida ($1.6M).
James A Fry, psychiatry & neurology in Nashville, TN, had the highest Medicare cost for Sabril in 2024: 23 claims costing $871K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A Fry Nashville, TN | Psychiatry & Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $871K |
| Amor R Mehta Marlboro, NJ | Epileptologists | 13 | Under 11 | $619K |
| Ibid M Nicolaisen |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 64 | 557 | 59 | $20.0M |
| 2023 | 65 | 432 | 58 | $18.1M |
| 2024 | 45 | 342 | 41 | $15.2M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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 |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $572K |
| Christopher J Elder New York, NY | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $540K |
| Beth A Leeman-Markowski New York, NY | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $481K |
| Esmeralda L Park Arlington Heights, IL | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $465K |
| Emily R Nurre West Chester, OH | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $442K |
| Selim R Benbadis Tampa, FL | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $436K |
| Dawn S Eliashiv Los Angeles, CA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $429K |
| Sheila L Blanks Fayetteville, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $427K |
| Steven P Rider Knoxville, TN | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $412K |
| Meriem K Bensalem-Owen Lexington, KY | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $384K |
| Alice Lam Boston, MA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $298K |
| Alexandra Urban Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $231K |
| Ashley Thomas Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $216K |
| Nelson P Douglass Murray, UT | Neuropsychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $148K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Lundbeck Inc. | 342 | $15.2M |