Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.0M
-65.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
13K
$456.16 per claim
Patients
3,238
3,383 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.0M
$1,848.30 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.0M for Viibryd in 2024, for 13,120 prescriptions and refills to 3,238 patients (down 65.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $456.16.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Viibryd in 2024: $487K for 948 claims, followed by New York ($482K).
Alexander Pinkusovich, psychiatry in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Viibryd in 2024: 210 claims costing $68K.
Viibryd is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Allergan Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Pinkusovich Brooklyn, NY | Psychiatry | 210 | 36 | $68K |
| Robert C Bransfield Red Bank, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 48 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Paul E Frye |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33,195 | 201,407 | 44,991 | $86.4M |
| 2023 | 8,146 | 40,566 | 8,230 | $17.4M |
| 2024 | 3,383 | 13,120 | 3,238 | $6.0M |
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 |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $14K |
| Lauren A Hertwig Riverhead, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| George T Grossberg Saint Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 20 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Rupinder D Kaur Greensboro, NC | Specialist | 33 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Aleksandr G Gazarov Santa Teresa, NM | Psychiatry | 31 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Naveed J Mirza Dexter, MO | Psychiatry | 25 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Inessa Meyerovich Rego Park, NY | Psychiatry | 28 | Under 11 | $9,879 |
| Irene Jernazian-Kanaian Pasadena, CA | Psychiatry | 18 | Under 11 | $9,790 |
| Paul B Bohn Los Angeles, CA | Neuropsychiatry | 15 | Under 11 | $9,789 |
| Boris A Konnikow Forest Hills, NY | Psychiatry | 26 | Under 11 | $9,099 |
| Venugopal Vatsavayi Baton Rouge, LA | Psychiatry | 15 | Under 11 | $8,958 |
| David Holloway Waukesha, WI | Psychiatry | 25 | Under 11 | $8,687 |
| Lina L Haber Orangeburg, NY | Psychiatry | 16 | Under 11 | $8,680 |
| Kanthi Raju Richardson, TX | Psychiatry | 15 | Under 11 | $8,623 |
| Taghi Kimyai-Asadi Washington, DC | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $8,399 |
| Amy Schoenoff Wautoma, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $8,390 |
| Eric A Johnson Duluth, MN | Psychiatry | 50 | Under 11 | $8,379 |
| Rebecca Najera San Marino, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $8,249 |
| Patricia R Garton Norwalk, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $8,207 |
| Stacey S Yantis Downingtown, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $8,202 |
| Gabriela Sauder Westlake Village, CA | Geriatric Medicine | 24 | Under 11 | $8,163 |
| Heath A Langston Rogers, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $8,143 |
| Cherie Simpson Austin, TX | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 25 | Under 11 | $8,097 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Allergan Inc. ABBV | 13,120 | $6.0M |