Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$50.5M
+34.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
25K
$2,025.69 per claim
Patients
5,380
3,600 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$50.5M
$9,382.33 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $50.5M for Sublocade in 2024, for 24,922 prescriptions and refills to 5,380 patients (up 34.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,025.69.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Sublocade in 2024: $7.2M for 3,583 claims, followed by Massachusetts ($5.2M).
Sabina N Wong, family practice in Oak Park, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Sublocade in 2024: 243 claims costing $499K.
Sublocade is made by Indivior PLC (INDV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Indivior Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabina N Wong Oak Park, IL | Family Practice | 243 | 53 | $499K |
| Sahithi Gosala West Reading, PA | Internal Medicine | 119 | 22 | $240K |
| Bernard Gottschalk |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,666 | 11,442 | 2,471 | $22.4M |
| 2023 | 2,682 | 18,159 | 3,949 | $37.6M |
| 2024 | 3,600 | 24,922 | 5,380 | $50.5M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 94 |
| 82 |
| $193K |
| Jon Whitney Burlington, MA | Physician Assistant | 91 | 17 | $187K |
| Kathryn McKenna-Weiss Easthampton, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 82 | 14 | $169K |
| Michelle M Monteleone-Ethier Pittsfield, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 80 | 14 | $162K |
| Johanna M Swift Rutland, VT | Certified Nurse Midwife | 75 | Under 11 | $153K |
| Jonathan Schulz Chicago, IL | Physician Assistant | 74 | 17 | $151K |
| Grace Screeney Richmond, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 73 | 14 | $142K |
| Jill S Macgregor Nashua, NH | Nurse Practitioner | 67 | 11 | $136K |
| Julie A Rivera New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 70 | Under 11 | $135K |
| Lorin B Haynes Fayetteville, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 63 | Under 11 | $127K |
| Anthony English Springfield, MA | Physician Assistant | 63 | 15 | $127K |
| Christine Vieira Ontario, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 58 | Under 11 | $123K |
| Bethanne Meyer-McCabe Pittsburgh, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 61 | 11 | $121K |
| Lauren E Samuels Bloomsburg, PA | Physician Assistant | 59 | 11 | $119K |
| Lee Radosh West Reading, PA | Family Practice | 58 | 14 | $118K |
| Sharon M Biter Loretto, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 59 | 12 | $114K |
| Sanjivini V Jacob Chattanooga, TN | Pathology | 53 | 12 | $109K |
| Melissa L Greene Erie, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | 11 | $109K |
| Nicole L Manwiller Spokane Valley, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 53 | Under 11 | $108K |
| Sheri L Denham Hagerstown, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 19 | $107K |
| Judith Esman Pittsburgh, PA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 52 | 12 | $103K |
| Jessica T Bustos Pinehurst, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | Under 11 | $102K |
| John W Stefovic Ashland, PA | General Practice | 51 | Under 11 | $102K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Indivior Inc. INDV | 24,923 | $50.5M |