Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$210.4M
+24.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
12K
$17,098.80 per claim
Patients
1,470
1,095 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$210.5M
$143,114.05 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $210.4M for Xywav in 2024, for 12,305 prescriptions and refills to 1,470 patients (up 24.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $17,098.80.
Ohio had the highest Medicare cost for Xywav in 2024: $16.3M for 945 claims, followed by Texas ($14.3M).
Gautam Samadder, internal medicine in Columbus, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Xywav in 2024: 164 claims costing $2.9M.
Xywav is made by Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (JAZZ), listed in the Medicare spending data as Jazz Pharmaceut.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Samadder Columbus, OH | Internal Medicine | 164 | 20 | $2.9M |
| Rosanne S Barker Knoxville, TN | Neurology | 90 | 12 | $1.7M |
| Mary S Stevens Overland Park, KS |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 841 | 8,301 | 1,064 | $125.5M |
| 2023 | 999 | 10,618 | 1,331 | $168.7M |
| 2024 | 1,095 | 12,305 | 1,470 | $210.4M |
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 |
| $1.3M |
| Louis A Tartaglia Maumee, OH | Sleep Medicine | 62 | Under 11 | $1.2M |
| Jason A Shatkin Paramus, NJ | Pulmonary Disease | 54 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Adrian A Santamaria Tomball, TX | Neurology | 70 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Oneil S Bains Seattle, WA | Sleep Medicine | 62 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Haramandeep Singh San Ramon, CA | Psychiatry | 64 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| Richard K Bogan Columbia, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 61 | Under 11 | $997K |
| Kirk G Watkins St George, UT | Sleep Medicine | 62 | Under 11 | $996K |
| Melissa Wolfe Lemoyne, PA | Physician Assistant | 48 | Under 11 | $965K |
| Robert C Doekel Jr. Birmingham, AL | Sleep Medicine | 54 | Under 11 | $940K |
| Joyce K Lee-Iannotti Phoenix, AZ | Neurology | 51 | Under 11 | $888K |
| Mujahid M Mahmood South San Francisco, CA | Neurology | 53 | Under 11 | $878K |
| Gerard J Meskill Sugar Land, TX | Sleep Medicine | 67 | Under 11 | $855K |
| Sarah L Aguilar Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | Under 11 | $845K |
| Sridhar Jatla Kokomo, IN | Psychiatry | 44 | Under 11 | $834K |
| Raymond J Loffer Indianapolis, IN | Neurology | 41 | Under 11 | $806K |
| James H Hunter Mobile, AL | Pulmonary Disease | 39 | Under 11 | $788K |
| Cynthia R Crowder Mobile, AL | Pulmonary Disease | 35 | Under 11 | $786K |
| Weili Gray Newport, VT | Anesthesiology | 39 | Under 11 | $768K |
| Colleen A Johnson Akron, OH | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 40 | Under 11 | $765K |
| Neil Mushlin Lansdale, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 40 | Under 11 | $731K |
| Rana Y Ali Ocean, NJ | Pulmonary Disease | 53 | Under 11 | $730K |
| Donald S Howard Spokane, WA | Sleep Medicine | 39 | Under 11 | $729K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz Pharmaceut JAZZ | 12,311 | $210.5M |