Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$32K
-16.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
374
$85.22 per claim
Patients
54
50 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$32K
$601.03 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $32K for Valproate Sodium in 2024, for 374 prescriptions and refills to 54 patients (down 16.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $85.22.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Valproate Sodium in 2024: $8,420 for 12 claims, followed by Alabama ($5,022).
Dorene M Morris, family practice in Tuscumbia, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Valproate Sodium in 2024: 31 claims costing $5,015.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorene M Morris Tuscumbia, AL | Family Practice | 31 | Under 11 | $5,015 |
| Sarah M Honsaker Warrensville Heights, OH | Hospitalist | 20 | Under 11 | $2,852 |
| Mavis D Fujii |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 43 | 318 | 49 | $19K |
| 2023 | 44 | 354 | 45 | $38K |
| 2024 | 50 | 374 | 54 | $32K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Psychiatry & Neurology |
| 62 |
| Under 11 |
| $1,136 |
| Allison Crain Phoenix, AZ | Family Practice | 21 | Under 11 | $936 |
| Angela M Young Achong Mejia Dallas, TX | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $719 |
| Joel M Oster Pittsfield, MA | Neurology | 29 | Under 11 | $640 |
| Laura L Lehnhoff Phoenix, AZ | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $590 |
| Travis Fisher Mesa, AZ | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $366 |
| John Israel Estrellado Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $297 |
| Timothy R Brash Salt Lake City, UT | Hospitalist | 12 | Under 11 | $295 |
| Robert G Smith Houston, TX | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $245 |
| Karissa A Secora Tacoma, WA | Physician Assistant | 15 | Under 11 | $71.71 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 125 | $25K |
| Fresenius Kabi | 61 | $2,815 |
| West-Ward-Novap | 111 | $1,816 |
| Fresenius-Premi | 76 | $1,780 |