Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$70.6M
-25.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
149K
$473.07 per claim
Patients
18K
13,288 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$70.7M
$3,846.92 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $70.6M for Suboxone in 2024, for 149,329 prescriptions and refills to 18,356 patients (down 25.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $473.07.
Maryland had the highest Medicare cost for Suboxone in 2024: $6.0M for 11,700 claims, followed by Massachusetts ($5.9M).
Edwin C Chapman Sr., internal medicine in Washington, DC, had the highest Medicare cost for Suboxone in 2024: 1,234 claims costing $783K.
Suboxone is made by Indivior PLC (INDV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Indivior Inc..
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin C Chapman Sr. Washington, DC | Internal Medicine | 1,234 | 89 | $783K |
| Robert W Keisling Washington, DC | Psychiatry | 277 | 31 | $221K |
| Adrienne R Trustman |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,062 | 236,673 | 25,302 | $105.2M |
| 2023 | 15,236 | 199,229 | 22,729 | $95.3M |
| 2024 | 13,288 | 149,329 | 18,356 | $70.6M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 389 |
| 53 |
| $217K |
| Christopher J Welsh Baltimore, MD | Psychiatry | 202 | 20 | $190K |
| Meredith Zoltick Baltimore, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 200 | 31 | $174K |
| Robert S Crausman Fall River, MA | Internal Medicine | 205 | 21 | $165K |
| Brittany Moyer Baltimore, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 290 | 25 | $125K |
| Ashley L Davis Baltimore, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 130 | 29 | $124K |
| James G Sullivan Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 180 | 21 | $113K |
| Robin Johnson Sayre, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 145 | 29 | $111K |
| Desiree L Roa Harriman, TN | Internal Medicine | 192 | 20 | $106K |
| Richard Allen Ithaca, NY | Emergency Medicine | 135 | 18 | $98K |
| Lisa M Boynes Sindass Greenbelt, MD | Pediatric Medicine | 139 | 26 | $96K |
| Gregory D Rudolf Seattle, WA | Family Practice | 142 | 14 | $95K |
| Mihai Caratas New Britain, CT | Psychiatry | 156 | 15 | $95K |
| Paul I Pyles Knoxville, TN | Psychiatry | 151 | 16 | $90K |
| Sugaree Ganzman Pinehurst, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 113 | 14 | $88K |
| Elizabeth Galbrecht Baltimore, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 186 | 37 | $84K |
| Felipe Garcia Jr. Fort Worth, TX | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 112 | 12 | $82K |
| Monika Vansant Philadelphia, PA | Family Practice | 137 | 13 | $81K |
| Timothy L Carpenter Birmingham, AL | Psychiatry | 129 | 20 | $79K |
| Gabrielle D Morris Baltimore, MD | Internal Medicine | 124 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Emily Buirkle Newark, NJ | Addiction Medicine | 93 | Under 11 | $77K |
| Chiedu A Ogwu Lancaster, TX | Internal Medicine | 103 | 11 | $77K |
| Elyse Stevens New Orleans, LA | Internal Medicine | 94 | 22 | $76K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Indivior Inc. INDV | 149,372 | $70.7M |