Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.2M
-20.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
11K
$292.39 per claim
Patients
2,790
2,879 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.2M
$1,151.09 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.2M for Vivelle-Dot in 2024, for 10,984 prescriptions and refills to 2,790 patients (down 20.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $292.39.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Vivelle-Dot in 2024: $913K for 2,995 claims, followed by Texas ($215K).
Diana L Schwarzbein, specialist in Santa Barbara, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Vivelle-Dot in 2024: 338 claims costing $111K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana L Schwarzbein Santa Barbara, CA | Specialist | 338 | 60 | $111K |
| Karen S Kornreich Beverly Hills, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 39 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Shan J Thomas |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,619 | 16,361 | 3,598 | $4.2M |
| 2023 | 3,105 | 13,636 | 3,079 | $4.0M |
| 2024 | 2,879 | 10,984 | 2,790 | $3.2M |
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.
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 14 |
| Under 11 |
| $9,676 |
| Christine L Farrell Thousand Oaks, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $8,871 |
| Tobie E Beckerman Rockville, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 25 | Under 11 | $8,457 |
| James M Guiler Lexington, KY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 20 | Under 11 | $8,226 |
| Martha Gonzalez Ventura, CA | Endocrinology | 18 | Under 11 | $7,621 |
| Elizabeth L Vliet Tucson, AZ | Preventive Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $7,118 |
| Stephanie N McClellan Los Angeles, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 23 | Under 11 | $6,993 |
| Carin L Craig Santa Barbara, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 29 | Under 11 | $6,941 |
| Christine Chai Newport Beach, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 22 | Under 11 | $6,598 |
| Nathan Becker San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $6,023 |
| Marilyn M Kutzscher San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $5,915 |
| Deborah D Wilson Scottsdale, AZ | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $5,607 |
| Wendy M Buchi San Diego, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 14 | Under 11 | $5,038 |
| Karen H Donley La Quinta, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $4,841 |
| Holly L Thacker Cleveland, OH | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $4,824 |
| Michael T Johnson Los Angeles, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 16 | Under 11 | $4,808 |
| Ricki Pollycove San Francisco, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 23 | Under 11 | $4,735 |
| Cristina Matera New York, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $4,709 |
| Lance H Betson Newport Beach, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 14 | Under 11 | $4,691 |
| Bahareh M Nejad Roseville, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 13 | Under 11 | $4,624 |
| A. J Staub Dallas, TX | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $4,565 |
| Dana R Jacques Carmichael, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $4,463 |
| Daniel E Larkin Saint Paul, MN | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $4,453 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis/Sandoz | 8,190 | $2.3M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 2,799 | $910K |