Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$11.6M
-11.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
22K
$532.93 per claim
Patients
3,531
4,045 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$11.6M
$3,278.94 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $11.6M for Tegretol in 2024, for 21,731 prescriptions and refills to 3,531 patients (down 11.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $532.93.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Tegretol in 2024: $982K for 1,876 claims, followed by California ($889K).
Antoine E Mitri, neurology in Downey, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Tegretol in 2024: 31 claims costing $25K.
Tegretol is made by Novartis AG (NVS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novartis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine E Mitri Downey, CA | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Michael A Puente Marrero, LA | Neurology | 26 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Julie C Ivanov Dubuque, IA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,434 | 24,992 | 3,917 | $12.3M |
| 2023 | 4,206 | 23,129 | 3,663 | $13.1M |
| 2024 | 4,045 | 21,731 | 3,531 | $11.6M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 43 |
| Under 11 |
| $22K |
| Lucretia Long Columbus, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 30 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Evan K Sandok La Crosse, WI | Neurology | 37 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Keith J McAvoy Bedford, NH | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Anna Litvak Peabody, MA | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Eric J Goldberg Portsmouth, VA | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $17K |
| John M Dengler Johnson City, TN | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Sherrie A Smart Orlando, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 37 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Laura A Buck Patchogue, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Eli S Djebiyan Englewood, NJ | Internal Medicine | 24 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Michael D Privitera Cincinnati, OH | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Philip Cacchione Erie, PA | Family Practice | 39 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Laura G Mogel North Chesterfield, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Linda M Selwa Ann Arbor, MI | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Mitchell J Gross Wilkes Barre, PA | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Jamie C Bales Bloomington, IN | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Theresa J Triggs Martinsburg, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Maria Stefanidou Boston, MA | Neurology | 19 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Ping Li Buffalo, NY | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $14K |
| James P Valeriano Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Joan C Dean Winston Salem, NC | Neurology | 16 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Roswell B Dorsett III Akron, OH | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Joseph Liberman Washington, DC | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $13K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis NVS | 21,732 | $11.6M |