Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$59.3M
-3.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
82K
$720.64 per claim
Patients
17K
16,292 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$59.3M
$3,572.38 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $59.3M for Savella in 2024, for 82,295 prescriptions and refills to 16,598 patients (down 3.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $720.64.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Savella in 2024: $3.9M for 5,070 claims, followed by Texas ($3.7M).
James C Byrd, rheumatology in Wenatchee, WA, had the highest Medicare cost for Savella in 2024: 214 claims costing $139K.
Savella is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Allergan Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James C Byrd Wenatchee, WA | Rheumatology | 214 | 36 | $139K |
| Michael E Crouch Salisbury, MD | Rheumatology | 129 | 22 | $86K |
| Nancy C Bratanow Milwaukee, WI |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16,728 | 87,943 | 17,191 | $60.1M |
| 2023 | 16,087 | 83,524 | 16,366 | $61.1M |
| 2024 | 16,292 | 82,295 | 16,598 | $59.3M |
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.
| Interventional Pain Management |
| 171 |
| 28 |
| $81K |
| Ameer Almullahassani Fairfield, CA | Neurology | 65 | 23 | $77K |
| Deanna K Davenport Columbia, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 88 | 17 | $73K |
| Ramon Moreda Coral Gables, FL | Rheumatology | 137 | 43 | $66K |
| Andrew G Kowal Burlington, MA | Anesthesiology | 84 | 19 | $64K |
| Amarilis Corchado Perez Isabela, PR | Neurology | 127 | 19 | $63K |
| Ravi Bhalla Peoria, AZ | Rheumatology | 70 | 15 | $61K |
| Kurt W Kampert Shreveport, LA | Rheumatology | 78 | 18 | $61K |
| Noemi C Varela-Rosario Aguada, PR | Internal Medicine | 112 | 15 | $55K |
| Franchesca D Cruz Perez El Paso, TX | Rheumatology | 106 | 17 | $52K |
| Yolanda D Farhey Cincinnati, OH | Rheumatology | 46 | 11 | $46K |
| Raphael I Kieval Brockton, MA | Rheumatology | 47 | Under 11 | $45K |
| Joseph J Burgarino Milwaukee, WI | Psychiatry | 86 | 13 | $45K |
| Georgi Mikeladze San Francisco, CA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 33 | 11 | $44K |
| Eugene P Grady Dickson City, PA | Rheumatology | 71 | 12 | $40K |
| Cosmin Dascalu Babylon, NY | Rheumatology | 33 | 11 | $40K |
| Dennis W Ozment Quincy, IL | Rheumatology | 63 | 13 | $40K |
| Carl M Gauthier Jr. Hammond, LA | Rheumatology | 58 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Saritha G Pothuluri Lubbock, TX | Internal Medicine | 66 | 19 | $38K |
| Mahmoud M Sarmini New Orleans, LA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 52 | 12 | $36K |
| Dennis Suarez Mayaguez, PR | Rheumatology | 82 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Kara Dravenstott Charleston, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Paloma Alejandro San Juan, PR | Rheumatology | 76 | 17 | $34K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Allergan Inc. ABBV | 82,321 | $59.3M |