Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$118.5M
-21.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
5.4M
$21.85 per claim
Patients
993K
307,649 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$118.5M
$119.30 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $118.5M for Venlafaxine Hcl Er in 2024, for 5,421,172 prescriptions and refills to 993,079 patients (down 21.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $21.85.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Venlafaxine Hcl Er in 2024: $8.3M for 338,199 claims, followed by Texas ($6.9M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Venlafaxine Hcl Er in 2024: 2,002 claims costing $36K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 2,002 | 149 | $36K |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 787 | 101 | $29K |
| Simon McClure |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 288,686 | 5,156,495 | 933,734 | $150.4M |
| 2023 | 297,154 | 5,230,370 | 954,056 | $151.1M |
| 2024 | 307,649 | 5,421,172 | 993,079 | $118.5M |
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 |
| 1,095 |
| 248 |
| $26K |
| Biren P Patel Houston, TX | Psychiatry & Neurology | 686 | 192 | $25K |
| 1720089386 | Psychiatry | 2,228 | 236 | $24K |
| Aghaegbulam H Uga El Paso, TX | Psychiatry | 941 | 209 | $23K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 721 | 102 | $22K |
| Arturo Miro Carolina, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 1,842 | 463 | $21K |
| Zaleskie Ruiz Cabo Rojo, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 2,303 | 230 | $21K |
| Idalvis de la Noval Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 478 | 59 | $21K |
| Vivian I Acevedo Toa Baja, PR | Psychiatry | 1,817 | 190 | $21K |
| Thomas J Nowotny St Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 564 | 114 | $20K |
| Vicotr J Mariano Mercedes Vega Baja, PR | Family Practice | 1,817 | 223 | $19K |
| Francisco C Parra Manati, PR | Psychiatry | 1,953 | 208 | $19K |
| Eric D Moffet Kingsport, TN | Psychiatry | 757 | 146 | $19K |
| Jesus Rivero Carolina, PR | Neuropsychiatry | 1,819 | 175 | $19K |
| Ramon V Sanchez San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry | 303 | 34 | $18K |
| Dennis Dombrowski State College, PA | Geriatric Psychiatry | 864 | 77 | $18K |
| Allan J McCorkle Lubbock, TX | Psychiatry | 278 | 52 | $18K |
| Angel Loyola Humacao, PR | Psychiatry | 1,312 | 156 | $17K |
| Cynthia Z Pinson Barboursville, WV | Family Practice | 636 | 80 | $17K |
| Jose R Rodriguez Cay Caguas, PR | Psychiatry | 1,386 | 136 | $17K |
| Scott J Arbaugh O Fallon, MO | Psychiatry | 775 | 178 | $16K |
| Robert J Sevenich Saint Paul, MN | Psychiatry | 718 | 71 | $16K |
| Da Wang Flushing, NY | Psychiatry | 1,870 | 199 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 2,929,329 | $51.6M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 730,820 | $14.2M |
| Epic Pharma LLC | 659,852 | $12.0M |
| Camber Pharmace | 592,468 | $11.5M |
| Nivagen Pharmac | 37,778 | $6.6M |
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 208,825 | $4.6M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 29,729 | $3.6M |
| Quallent Pharma | 102,891 | $2.5M |
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 11,313 | $2.2M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 7,811 | $2.0M |
| Edenbridge/Dexc | 9,881 | $1.9M |
| Rising Pharm | 10,848 | $1.6M |
| Trigen Laborato | 9,577 | $1.4M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 6,658 | $1.1M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 43,938 | $762K |
| Alembic Pharmac | 16,658 | $310K |
| Nostrum Laborat | 1,076 | $159K |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 635 | $87K |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 848 | $87K |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 3,650 | $76K |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 4,756 | $52K |
| Vertical Pharm | 171 | $37K |
| Advagen Pharma | 1,328 | $17K |
| Florida Pharmac | 777 | $8,190 |
| Major Pharmaceu | 782 | $7,979 |
| AHP | 536 | $7,495 |
| Avkare | 158 | $3,891 |
| Macleods Pharma | 98 | $920 |