Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$38.0M
-29.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.9M
$20.32 per claim
Patients
479K
207,774 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $38.0M for Sumatriptan Succinate in 2024, for 1,869,228 prescriptions and refills to 478,887 patients (down 29.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $20.32.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Sumatriptan Succinate in 2024: $3.7M for 213,180 claims, followed by Florida ($2.7M).
Paul G Mathew, neurology in Cambridge, MA, had the highest Medicare cost for Sumatriptan Succinate in 2024: 224 claims costing $71K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul G Mathew Cambridge, MA | Neurology | 224 | 41 | $71K |
| Paul S Catanzaro Saint Louis, MO | Interventional Pain Management | 102 | 21 | $54K |
| Kimberly R McGonigle |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 194,214 | 1,758,218 | 438,362 | $56.8M |
| 2023 | 200,251 | 1,789,797 | 453,741 | $54.0M |
| 2024 | 207,774 | 1,869,228 | 478,887 | $38.0M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 724 |
| 122 |
| $49K |
| Alexander Mauskop New York, NY | Neurology | 168 | 33 | $46K |
| Noah L Rosen Great Neck, NY | Interventional Pain Management | 165 | 25 | $45K |
| Gurpreet S Padda St.Louis, MO | Interventional Pain Management | 77 | 18 | $44K |
| Richard G Diethelm Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 342 | 64 | $42K |
| Allen D Pettee Rochester, NY | Neurology | 228 | 46 | $41K |
| Josif Stakic Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 524 | 102 | $39K |
| Adam L Rubinstein Wappingers Falls, NY | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Robert G Kaniecki Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 648 | 116 | $35K |
| Mary J Chiasson Bloomington, MN | Neurology | 258 | 44 | $33K |
| Bryant R Ramirez Hampton, VA | Neurology | 162 | 26 | $33K |
| Anne M Beighley Rochester, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 13 | $31K |
| Barbara Vogler Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 226 | 41 | $31K |
| Keyur H Patel Clearwater, FL | Neurology | 203 | 38 | $27K |
| Nancy Kelley Bloomsburg, PA | Neurology | 315 | 66 | $26K |
| Larisa Syrow Brooklyn, NY | Neurology | 189 | 38 | $26K |
| Amy Kelly Wappingers Falls, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Scott C Hitchcock Huntsville, AL | Neurology | 202 | 34 | $26K |
| Holly J Cluck Montgomery, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 251 | 57 | $26K |
| Arturo Otero Tuscaloosa, AL | Neurology | 81 | 12 | $26K |
| Michelle M Gilliland Amherst, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 169 | 37 | $26K |
| Melany Raedy Galion, OH | Neurology | 125 | 34 | $25K |
| P. Christopher Gottschalk Fairfield, CT | Neurology | 142 | 35 | $25K |