Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$88.8M
-36.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
212K
$418.19 per claim
Patients
41K
35,064 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$88.8M
$2,144.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $88.8M for Vyvanse in 2024, for 212,323 prescriptions and refills to 41,396 patients (down 36.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $418.19.
Wisconsin had the highest Medicare cost for Vyvanse in 2024: $5.5M for 13,040 claims, followed by New York ($5.0M).
Christopher C Laganke, neurology in Cullman, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Vyvanse in 2024: 467 claims costing $177K.
Vyvanse is made by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Takeda Pharmace.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher C Laganke Cullman, AL | Neurology | 467 | 85 | $177K |
| Glenda A McConnell Green Bay, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 179 | 23 | $92K |
| John C Strunk |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38,047 | 316,056 | 45,374 | $127.2M |
| 2023 | 44,682 | 330,067 | 57,494 | $138.9M |
| 2024 | 35,064 | 212,323 | 41,396 | $88.8M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 177 |
| 34 |
| $68K |
| Ahmad Z Khan Sturtevant, WI | Psychiatry | 137 | 22 | $68K |
| Richard S Winer Roswell, GA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 119 | 11 | $68K |
| Edward C Sathoff Mankato, MN | Psychiatry | 141 | 24 | $60K |
| Tarique Perera Danbury, CT | Psychiatry | 80 | 18 | $60K |
| Rogelio A Silva Henderson, KY | Psychiatry | 147 | 26 | $57K |
| Teresa G Grimes Watertown, WI | Physician Assistant | 137 | 16 | $55K |
| Michelle K Heaton Waukesha, WI | Psychiatry | 99 | 16 | $53K |
| Thomasina M Wrangham Marion, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 127 | 20 | $49K |
| Shawn M Stemper Lake Geneva, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 124 | 17 | $49K |
| Pamela M Page De Pere, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 109 | 23 | $49K |
| Kim M Wolf New Berlin, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 88 | 16 | $46K |
| Jeremy D Coplan Manhasset, NY | Neuropsychiatry | 105 | 14 | $45K |
| Lisa Myhre La Crosse, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 109 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Codie J Vassar Kenosha, WI | Psychiatry | 76 | 16 | $44K |
| Jessica A Stevens Adams, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 118 | 22 | $43K |
| Linden Schild Chester, NY | Psychiatry | 104 | 11 | $42K |
| Tamara R Johnson North Platte, NE | Family Practice | 111 | 13 | $40K |
| Danielle L Magness-Wellmann Mankato, MN | Psychiatry | 99 | 21 | $38K |
| Natalie G Beemer Brandon, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 88 | 15 | $38K |
| Edmond M Young Gladstone, MO | Psychiatry | 65 | 11 | $38K |
| Ora Frankel Louisville, KY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 86 | 15 | $38K |
| Juris E Treibergs Plymouth, MA | Psychiatry | 77 | 12 | $38K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmace TAK | 212,410 | $88.8M |