Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$81.9M
+5.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
19K
$4,390.52 per claim
Patients
3,394
3,827 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$81.9M
$24,121.90 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $81.9M for Wellbutrin Xl in 2024, for 18,652 prescriptions and refills to 3,394 patients (up 5.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4,390.52.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Wellbutrin Xl in 2024: $9.5M for 2,497 claims, followed by California ($9.2M).
Alexander Pinkusovich, psychiatry in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Wellbutrin Xl in 2024: 328 claims costing $817K.
Wellbutrin Xl is made by Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bausch Health U.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Pinkusovich Brooklyn, NY | Psychiatry | 328 | 33 | $817K |
| Adam K Ashton Amherst, NY | Psychiatry | 42 | Under 11 | $274K |
| Dorcas J Dobie |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,940 | 19,637 | 3,460 | $76.9M |
| 2023 | 3,735 | 18,428 | 3,250 | $77.4M |
| 2024 | 3,827 | 18,652 | 3,394 | $81.9M |
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 & Neurology |
| 13 |
| Under 11 |
| $175K |
| Alfred B Eubanks Atlanta, GA | Neuropsychiatry | 43 | Under 11 | $162K |
| Paula F Sabino Guilford, CT | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 15 | Under 11 | $160K |
| Jeffrey M Haines Peterborough, NH | Psychiatry | 52 | Under 11 | $153K |
| Pamela S Bohn Los Angeles, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 21 | Under 11 | $136K |
| Inna Markhasina Brooklyn, NY | Psychiatry | 53 | Under 11 | $135K |
| Philip F Saltiel New York, NY | Psychiatry | 22 | Under 11 | $131K |
| Lora B Hearn Fort Pierce, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $125K |
| Frank A Abenante Manahawkin, NJ | Psychiatry | 14 | Under 11 | $112K |
| Albert A Verrilli III Clinton, NC | Family Practice | 21 | Under 11 | $112K |
| Andrea L McDade San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $112K |
| Marika D Cherfas Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 44 | Under 11 | $111K |
| Scot N Bay Roswell, GA | Psychiatry | 25 | Under 11 | $111K |
| Claudia Metz Cleveland, OH | Psychiatry & Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $97K |
| Amy L Underwood-Jolly Mission Viejo, CA | Internal Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $97K |
| Stewart R Reiter Summit, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $95K |
| Russell I Voltin South Charleston, WV | Psychiatry | 16 | Under 11 | $94K |
| Tatyana P Tsipursky Brooklyn, NY | Psychiatry | 37 | Under 11 | $92K |
| Lorraine Innes Bedford Hills, NY | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $84K |
| Chad M Lemaire Houston, TX | Psychiatry & Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $84K |
| Robert C Menezes Jr. Hillsville, VA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $83K |
| Charles R Conway Saint Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $82K |
| Tisha M Tanyi Buffalo, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $80K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch Health U BHC | 18,653 | $81.9M |