Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$132.3M
+30.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
11K
$12,494.76 per claim
Patients
1,401
1,195 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$132.5M
$94,476.79 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $132.3M for Wakix in 2024, for 10,592 prescriptions and refills to 1,401 patients (up 30.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12,494.76.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Wakix in 2024: $8.4M for 663 claims, followed by Ohio ($8.2M).
Humam W Farah, pulmonary disease in Hannibal, MO, had the highest Medicare cost for Wakix in 2024: 109 claims costing $1.6M.
Wakix is made by Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (HRMY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Harmony Bioscie.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humam W Farah Hannibal, MO | Pulmonary Disease | 109 | 13 | $1.6M |
| Debra Stultz Barboursville, WV | Psychiatry | 90 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Mary S Stevens Overland Park, KS |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 768 | 6,215 | 939 | $65.5M |
| 2023 | 1,016 | 8,700 | 1,234 | $101.3M |
| 2024 | 1,195 | 10,592 | 1,401 | $132.3M |
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.
| Sleep Medicine |
| 65 |
| Under 11 |
| $920K |
| Anuj Chandra Trenton, GA | Internal Medicine | 63 | Under 11 | $884K |
| Asim Roy Dublin, OH | Neurology | 60 | Under 11 | $874K |
| Gautam Samadder Columbus, OH | Internal Medicine | 62 | Under 11 | $868K |
| Kirk G Watkins St George, UT | Sleep Medicine | 66 | Under 11 | $847K |
| William Bara-Jimenez Kensington, MD | Neurology | 53 | Under 11 | $779K |
| Louis A Tartaglia Maumee, OH | Sleep Medicine | 48 | Under 11 | $763K |
| Domingo Rodriguez-Cue Garner, NC | Family Practice | 64 | Under 11 | $744K |
| Richard K Bogan Columbia, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 48 | Under 11 | $726K |
| Blake A Little Tulsa, OK | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 63 | Under 11 | $703K |
| Matthew J Davis Middletown, NJ | Neurology | 55 | Under 11 | $672K |
| Teresa E Kirisits Frankfort, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | Under 11 | $652K |
| Robert G Shellman Shelbyville, IN | Pulmonary Disease | 45 | Under 11 | $652K |
| Sujit R Varma Edina, MN | Psychiatry | 42 | Under 11 | $595K |
| Ellen E Wermter Charlottesville, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | Under 11 | $563K |
| Patricia Patterson Birmingham, AL | Pulmonary Disease | 43 | Under 11 | $525K |
| Talene M Churukian Palm Desert, CA | Sleep Medicine | 36 | Under 11 | $519K |
| Christopher Earley Baltimore, MD | Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $507K |
| Sara Munjampalli Shreveport, LA | Sleep Medicine | 36 | Under 11 | $503K |
| Andrea M Rinn Charleston, SC | Neurology | 43 | Under 11 | $495K |
| Amy B Riemer Chattanooga, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 37 | Under 11 | $485K |
| Neil Mushlin Lansdale, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 49 | Under 11 | $458K |
| Stacia R Sailer Northborough, MA | Sleep Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $449K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony Bioscie HRMY | 10,596 | $132.5M |