Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$14.8M
-7.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,192
$12,378.29 per claim
Patients
117
119 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$14.8M
$126,110.40 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $14.8M for Vigabatrin in 2024, for 1,192 prescriptions and refills to 117 patients (down 7.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12,378.29.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Vigabatrin in 2024: $1.3M for 101 claims, followed by Michigan ($1.2M).
Gregory Krauss, neurology in Baltimore, MD, had the highest Medicare cost for Vigabatrin in 2024: 32 claims costing $488K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Krauss Baltimore, MD | Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $488K |
| Jules E Constantinou Detroit, MI | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $487K |
| Juan G Ochoa |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 113 | 1,119 | 108 | $16.0M |
| 2023 | 122 | 1,197 | 123 | $15.9M |
| 2024 | 119 | 1,192 | 117 | $14.8M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 29 |
| Under 11 |
| $460K |
| Andrew J Zillgitt Garden City, MI | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $460K |
| Kaitlyn Spencer New Orleans, LA | Physician Assistant | 38 | Under 11 | $430K |
| Andres Rodriguez-Ruiz Brooklyn, NY | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $412K |
| Elizabeth A Thiele Boston, MA | Neurology | 29 | Under 11 | $321K |
| Veronica N Sosa Milwaukee, WI | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $313K |
| Mary Kay Koenig Houston, TX | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $312K |
| Bassel Abou-Khalil Nashville, TN | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $306K |
| Melanie Boly Madison, WI | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $296K |
| Deborah S Zielinski Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $259K |
| Janice M Keating Fort Smith, AR | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $254K |
| Mhd Tarek Zakaria Hollywood, FL | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $254K |
| Gregory S Connor Tulsa, OK | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $242K |
| Elizabeth Bebin Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $235K |
| Kenneth T Ashkin Charlotte, NC | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $231K |
| Olga Taraschenko Aurora, CO | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $231K |
| David N Franz Cincinnati, OH | Pediatric Medicine | 37 | Under 11 | $229K |
| Nicholas J Lanciano Johnstown, PA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $229K |
| Jennifer Cavitt Cincinnati, OH | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $228K |
| Colin Vanhook New Orleans, LA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $223K |
| John G Schmidt Oroville, CA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $223K |
| Kelley J Parnell Neenah, WI | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $213K |
| Soundarya Nagaraja Gowda Henrico, VA | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $211K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data