Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$429.4M
+36.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
328K
$1,308.72 per claim
Patients
83K
35,520 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$429.5M
$5,148.05 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $429.4M for Ubrelvy in 2024, for 328,123 prescriptions and refills to 83,409 patients (up 36.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,308.72.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ubrelvy in 2024: $44.7M for 33,374 claims, followed by Florida ($34.6M).
Sonia E Walker-Adamson, family practice in St. Albans, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Ubrelvy in 2024: 1,529 claims costing $1.5M.
Ubrelvy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia E Walker-Adamson St. Albans, NY | Family Practice | 1,529 | 179 | $1.5M |
| Robert Pearlman Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 631 | 119 | $775K |
| Marina Kurman |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22,909 | 189,665 | 48,657 | $232.4M |
| 2023 | 26,914 | 235,335 | 58,395 | $314.6M |
| 2024 | 35,520 | 328,123 | 83,409 | $429.4M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 493 |
| 57 |
| $740K |
| Farhad Kadkhodaei Elyaderani Bronx, NY | Neurology | 481 | 131 | $723K |
| Fernando Gonzales-Portillo Orlando, FL | Neurology | 466 | 114 | $719K |
| Ernesto Alonso Lake City, FL | Neurology | 328 | 91 | $555K |
| Naga Lakshmana P Nidadavolu Saint Cloud, FL | Neurology | 397 | 97 | $555K |
| James A Hogg Charleston, SC | Physician Assistant | 269 | 68 | $550K |
| Dmitriy Grinshpun Brooklyn, NY | Neurology | 344 | 51 | $534K |
| Adelle A Maynard - Watts Terre Haute, IN | Neurology | 273 | 55 | $502K |
| Candice L Harris Tampa, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 281 | 59 | $459K |
| Michael Amoashiy Brooklyn, NY | Neurology | 264 | 41 | $427K |
| Larry M Neuman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 262 | 52 | $420K |
| Zilfah Younus Chicago, IL | Neurology | 268 | 62 | $419K |
| Maria Dolgovina Forest Hills, NY | Neurology | 276 | 45 | $415K |
| Marie E Labadie-Degennaro Tampa, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 249 | 46 | $413K |
| Alicia L Duyvejonck Springfield, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 261 | 64 | $410K |
| Christopher C Laganke Cullman, AL | Neurology | 294 | 55 | $390K |
| Paulina Good Portland, OR | Physician Assistant | 309 | 68 | $382K |
| Dwayne O Brown Manahawkin, NJ | Neurology | 248 | 60 | $375K |
| Ashley E Knable Louisville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 289 | 68 | $374K |
| Casilda Balmaceda New York, NY | Neurology | 308 | 72 | $357K |
| Mikhail Y Korogluyev Brooklyn, NY | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 221 | 34 | $354K |
| Mimi Sohn Orange, CA | Neurology | 189 | 44 | $353K |
| Steven D Tatum Johnson City, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 222 | 51 | $345K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Allergan Inc. ABBV | 328,213 | $429.5M |