Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$723.9M
-5.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.5M
$490.98 per claim
Patients
301K
95,193 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$724.2M
$2,405.36 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $723.9M for Vascepa in 2024, for 1,474,430 prescriptions and refills to 300,961 patients (down 5.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $490.98.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Vascepa in 2024: $180.3M for 409,312 claims, followed by California ($122.2M).
Wei Y Sun, nephrology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Vascepa in 2024: 7,033 claims costing $2.6M.
Vascepa is made by Amarin Corporation plc (AMRN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Amarin Pharma I.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Y Sun New York, NY | Nephrology | 7,033 | 962 | $2.6M |
| David H Lau New York, NY | Cardiology | 4,572 | 775 | $2.2M |
| Hua Ding Flushing, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 87,454 | 1,526,707 | 303,885 | $787.6M |
| 2023 | 86,004 | 1,424,275 | 279,816 | $763.7M |
| 2024 | 95,193 | 1,474,430 | 300,961 | $723.9M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 4,649 |
| 678 |
| $1.6M |
| Baoen Jiang New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 3,740 | 642 | $1.6M |
| Dustin T Nguyen New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 2,338 | 447 | $1.4M |
| Jung L Lee Flushing, NY | General Surgery | 3,030 | 453 | $1.4M |
| Xiaoqin S Yin Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 3,876 | 493 | $1.3M |
| Xiandong Shi Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 3,328 | 426 | $1.2M |
| Chang S Lee Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 3,370 | 361 | $1.2M |
| Young W Kang Duluth, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,585 | 374 | $1.1M |
| Yong M Yu Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,933 | 350 | $1.1M |
| 1710074026 | Internal Medicine | 2,282 | 395 | $1.1M |
| Hea-Shin Kang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 2,599 | 331 | $1.1M |
| Wuhua Jing New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,690 | 313 | $1.1M |
| Yuqing Zhang Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 2,978 | 416 | $1.1M |
| Xiangsheng Zheng Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 2,851 | 394 | $1.0M |
| Haris Turalic Lehigh Acres, FL | Cardiology | 1,081 | 354 | $982K |
| Yong S Lin New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 2,240 | 306 | $975K |
| George Hall New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,730 | 514 | $950K |
| Shawn S Kim Duluth, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,412 | 331 | $928K |
| Steven Kong Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 2,539 | 315 | $921K |
| Yin Y Win New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,299 | 326 | $910K |
| Xian Min Li Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,374 | 303 | $908K |
| Xiaorong He Elmhurst, NY | Internal Medicine | 2,353 | 243 | $886K |
| Zova Liu Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 2,115 | 284 | $886K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amarin Pharma I AMRN | 1,474,990 | $724.2M |