Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$13.4M
-5.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
20K
$660.74 per claim
Patients
3,270
3,960 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$13.4M
$4,088.77 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $13.4M for Xanax in 2024, for 20,241 prescriptions and refills to 3,270 patients (down 5.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $660.74.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Xanax in 2024: $1.9M for 2,495 claims, followed by New Jersey ($1.5M).
Isaac B Snapp, physician assistant in Darlington, SC, had the highest Medicare cost for Xanax in 2024: 66 claims costing $36K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac B Snapp Darlington, SC | Physician Assistant | 66 | 13 | $36K |
| Timothy Cullinane Elmhurst, IL | Psychiatry | 25 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Giovanny M Nunez New York, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,507 | 23,407 | 3,756 | $14.6M |
| 2023 | 4,192 | 21,323 | 3,444 | $14.1M |
| 2024 | 3,960 | 20,241 | 3,270 | $13.4M |
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 |
| 34 |
| Under 11 |
| $33K |
| Laura L Champagne Houston, TX | Psychiatry | 26 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Asad Mehdi Atlanta, GA | Psychiatry | 24 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Jorge D Quintana Rahway, NJ | Psychiatry | 42 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Erika Bradshaw Brandon, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Martin M Evers New York, NY | Psychiatry & Neurology | 26 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Isabel Mendoza Darlington, SC | Family Practice | 48 | 11 | $26K |
| Alexander H Cohen Darlington, SC | Family Practice | 59 | 11 | $26K |
| David N Boyer Scottsdale, AZ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 35 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Richard S Schloss Huntington, NY | Psychiatry | 14 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Sarah B Kent Valhalla, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Richard Vannieuwenhuize Lincoln, RI | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Eugene Gibilaro Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Waref Azmeh Baton Rouge, LA | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Joseph Z Forstot Boca Raton, FL | Rheumatology | 13 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Charles B Stacy Jr. New York, NY | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Lance B Joseph Altoona, PA | Family Practice | 19 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Thomas Zaubler Morristown, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Hugh W Hall Augusta, GA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Alen Hidalgo Miami, FL | Psychiatry | 14 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Frank A Abenante Manahawkin, NJ | Psychiatry | 31 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Marcia L Zuckerman Malden, MA | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| James V Agresti Nutley, NJ | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $22K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer/Viatris | 20,242 | $13.4M |