Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$132.5M
-30.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
569K
$232.65 per claim
Patients
228K
130,509 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$132.5M
$581.56 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $132.5M for Varenicline Tartrate in 2024, for 569,373 prescriptions and refills to 227,767 patients (down 30.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $232.65.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Varenicline Tartrate in 2024: $8.3M for 32,047 claims, followed by California ($8.2M).
Frank T Leone, critical care (intensivists) in Philadelphia, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Varenicline Tartrate in 2024: 316 claims costing $85K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank T Leone Philadelphia, PA | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 316 | 93 | $85K |
| Margaret Shotzbarger Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 232 | 87 | $61K |
| Tierney A Keeton-Tucker |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 81,506 | 313,251 | 115,648 | $132.7M |
| 2023 | 118,034 | 490,614 | 197,510 | $189.5M |
| 2024 | 130,509 | 569,373 | 227,767 | $132.5M |
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 |
| 279 |
| 76 |
| $59K |
| Dan V Dang San Jose, CA | Cardiology | 246 | 80 | $57K |
| Michael Neshewat Southgate, MI | Internal Medicine | 162 | 20 | $54K |
| Kelly A Jarrett Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 224 | 45 | $53K |
| Ritesh Kalra Fair Lawn, NJ | Internal Medicine | 146 | 28 | $51K |
| James C Brown Lakeland, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 201 | 67 | $50K |
| Clyde O Southwell Hendersonville, TN | Pulmonary Disease | 261 | 117 | $47K |
| Darwish O Darwish Harper Woods, MI | Internal Medicine | 170 | 36 | $44K |
| Mary S McMullen Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 128 | 49 | $43K |
| George Juang Flushing, NY | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 116 | 42 | $38K |
| Moboluwade D Abe - Lathan Durham, NC | Physician Assistant | 153 | 68 | $37K |
| William C Heppenstall Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 135 | 31 | $36K |
| Emily G Walter Raleigh, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 126 | 71 | $35K |
| Sara V Tello Lubbock, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 96 | 46 | $35K |
| Priti Pathak Lansing, MI | Family Practice | 120 | 38 | $35K |
| Jeffrey R Rehm Fredericksburg, VA | Pulmonary Disease | 119 | 58 | $35K |
| Kenan M Cetin Arcadia, FL | Physician Assistant | 120 | 16 | $34K |
| Jonathan Hontzas Jackson, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 173 | 64 | $33K |
| Misal Khan Panama City, FL | General Practice | 103 | 22 | $32K |
| Leonard E Ellison Jr. Southfield, MI | Internal Medicine | 117 | 17 | $31K |
| Maja Witwicka New Haven, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 137 | 62 | $31K |
| Heather Duncan Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 106 | 47 | $29K |
| Mounir Y Abdelshahid Bloomfield, NJ | Internal Medicine | 101 | 18 | $29K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Par Pharm. | 198,430 | $43.2M |
| Apotex Corp | 75,267 | $23.3M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 112,659 | $21.0M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 55,196 | $14.9M |
| Leading Pharma | 38,787 | $10.3M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 46,206 | $9.9M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 11,434 | $3.3M |
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 14,346 | $3.1M |
| Camber Pharmace | 8,854 | $1.7M |
| Mylan VTRS | 8,107 | $1.6M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 103 | $24K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 87 | $20K |
| Avkare | 74 | $19K |