Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$73.0M
+17.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
44K
$1,641.65 per claim
Patients
9,858
7,901 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$73.1M
$7,407.53 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $73.0M for Vivitrol in 2024, for 44,481 prescriptions and refills to 9,858 patients (up 17.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,641.65.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Vivitrol in 2024: $7.5M for 4,618 claims, followed by California ($7.0M).
Bernard Gottschalk, internal medicine in Wilmington, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Vivitrol in 2024: 204 claims costing $322K.
Vivitrol is made by Alkermes plc (ALKS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Alkermes Inc.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Gottschalk Wilmington, NC | Internal Medicine | 204 | 180 | $322K |
| Vicente M Lim Roselle, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 132 | 24 | $271K |
| Kathleen A Huegel-Capro |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,163 | 32,716 | 7,642 | $50.7M |
| 2023 | 6,997 | 37,128 | 8,589 | $62.2M |
| 2024 | 7,901 | 44,481 | 9,858 | $73.0M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 128 |
| 22 |
| $263K |
| Michelle Dennis Monticello, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 151 | 51 | $238K |
| Lamberto A Tan Bayville, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 109 | 20 | $203K |
| Tzivya Kownat Lakewood, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 111 | 18 | $201K |
| Tanis Bast Union, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 106 | 24 | $174K |
| Fernando Taveras New York, NY | Psychiatry | 111 | 15 | $171K |
| Jordana L Latozas Grand Blanc, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 98 | 35 | $159K |
| Susana Sanchez Guzman Florence, AL | Psychiatry & Neurology | 94 | 15 | $152K |
| Naomi K Blackburn West Portsmouth, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 79 | 16 | $126K |
| Aly M Zewail Akron, OH | Addiction Medicine | 78 | Under 11 | $126K |
| Lynda Bascelli Voorhees, NJ | Family Practice | 73 | 11 | $120K |
| Stephanie Maggard Monticello, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 44 | $118K |
| Shannon Rutherford Harlan, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 69 | 41 | $109K |
| Faisal Mohsin Hampton, VA | Psychiatry | 59 | 11 | $102K |
| Kishor Zinzuvadia Poughkeepsie, NY | Psychiatry | 59 | Under 11 | $99K |
| Audrey L Kelly Toms River, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | Under 11 | $99K |
| Richard J Defranco Mentor, OH | Psychiatry & Neurology | 62 | Under 11 | $97K |
| Christine Vieira Ontario, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | Under 11 | $94K |
| Brittany A Abshire Staunton, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | Under 11 | $94K |
| Lauren Eggers Mount Vernon, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 59 | 25 | $94K |
| Julana N Schenk Layton, UT | Psychiatry | 56 | Under 11 | $90K |
| Linda F Smothers Great Barrington, MA | Psychiatry | 53 | 11 | $87K |
| Shasta N Mitchell Salt Lake City, UT | Nurse Practitioner | 54 | Under 11 | $85K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Alkermes Inc ALKS | 44,521 | $73.1M |