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METHYLPHENIDATE HCL
Methylphenidate is used as part of a treatment program to control symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; more difficulty focusing, controlling actions, and remaining still or quiet than other people who are the same age) in adults and children. Source: National Library of Medicine
At a Glance: This Drug in 2015
Medicare Part D Claims
Rank: 308 of 3395
Retail Cost
Rank: 506 of 3395
Patients
Rank: 406 of 3395
Prescribers
Rank: 320 of 3395
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60%
of people say
it's worth it
42%
of people say
it worked well
19%
of people say
it's a huge hassle
This Drug's History
Claims
The number of Medicare prescriptions for this drug each year
313K
2011
503K
2012
577K
2013
617K
2014
623K
2015
Spending
The total Part D spending on this drug
each year
$6.51M
2011
$10.7M
2012
$26.6M
2013
$38.6M
2014
$38M
2015
Average Patient Cost
Average amount that patients without a low-income subsidy paid each year.
$28
2011
$39
2012
$59
2013
$74
2014
$118
2015
Use by state
| State | Patients | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 7,545 | 35,256 | $2.54M |
| Pennsylvania | 5,261 | 33,235 | $1.97M |
| Michigan | 5,478 | 32,890 | $2.26M |
| Florida | 5,585 | 28,656 | $1.68M |
| New York | 5,697 | 28,507 | $1.7M |
| Massachusetts | 4,732 | 28,391 | $1.7M |
| Illinois | 4,447 | 27,223 | $1.49M |
| Ohio | 4,268 | 25,688 | $1.54M |
| Texas | 4,674 | 22,498 | $1.42M |
| North Carolina | 4,005 | 21,532 | $1.29M |
| Wisconsin | 2,905 | 18,862 | $1.21M |
| Washington | 2,976 | 16,873 | $1.14M |
| Minnesota | 2,849 | 16,770 | $1.15M |
| Missouri | 2,711 | 16,118 | $914K |
| Virginia | 2,890 | 15,575 | $938K |
| Georgia | 2,819 | 15,293 | $868K |
| Indiana | 2,521 | 14,391 | $806K |
| Tennessee | 2,383 | 13,576 | $826K |
| Maine | 1,632 | 13,053 | $847K |
| Colorado | 2,278 | 12,908 | $737K |
| Oregon | 2,195 | 11,921 | $790K |
| Maryland | 1,970 | 10,687 | $646K |
| Alabama | 1,993 | 10,574 | $624K |
| New Jersey | 1,755 | 10,554 | $545K |
| Arizona | 2,137 | 10,467 | $626K |
| Iowa | 1,614 | 10,466 | $620K |
| Kansas | 1,523 | 9,232 | $501K |
| Connecticut | 1,661 | 9,232 | $560K |
| South Carolina | 1,584 | 9,106 | $506K |
| Kentucky | 1,354 | 7,605 | $431K |
| Utah | 1,289 | 7,393 | $412K |
| Nebraska | 1,146 | 6,978 | $376K |
| Louisiana | 1,344 | 6,927 | $386K |
| New Hampshire | 1,098 | 6,556 | $384K |
| Oklahoma | 1,083 | 6,065 | $369K |
| Arkansas | 1,065 | 5,898 | $379K |
| Idaho | 940 | 5,814 | $377K |
| West Virginia | 876 | 5,557 | $352K |
| Vermont | 777 | 5,483 | $370K |
| New Mexico | 773 | 4,065 | $251K |
| Mississippi | 716 | 3,776 | $201K |
| Montana | 601 | 3,707 | $228K |
| Rhode Island | 665 | 3,560 | $191K |
| Nevada | 548 | 2,829 | $169K |
| South Dakota | 390 | 2,530 | $148K |
| North Dakota | 395 | 2,375 | $156K |
| Delaware | 324 | 1,927 | $113K |
| Wyoming | 209 | 1,336 | $78.3K |
| Hawaii | 250 | 1,193 | $73.1K |
| District of Columbia | 237 | 998 | $58.9K |
| Alaska | 131 | 620 | $40.6K |
About This Data
Prescribing data from Medicare’s prescription drug benefit, known as Part D, was compiled and released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency that oversees the program. The data for 2015 includes more than 1.4 billion prescriptions written by nearly 1.4 million doctors, nurses and other providers. This database lists about 447,000 of those providers who wrote 50 or more prescriptions for at least one drug that year. More than three-fourths of these prescriptions went to patients 65 and older; the rest were for disabled patients. Methodology »
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Top prescribers for METHYLPHENIDATE HCL
| Provider | Medicare Claims | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERT BEVERLY M.D. |
Claims Filled136 |
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| NELSON ASANTE MD |
Claims Filled136 |
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| HARRY RINEHART M.D. |
Claims Filled136 |
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| TIMOTHY RASMUSSEN MD |
Claims Filled135 |
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| NOREEN WOODS APRN |
Claims Filled134 |
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| DONALD CHAMBERS M.D. |
Claims Filled134 |
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| NISHA SATISH M.D. |
Claims Filled134 |
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| JASWINDER SINGH MD |
Claims Filled134 |
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| ROBERT ARCHER MD |
Claims Filled134 |
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| NATHAN SHIFLETT DO |
Claims Filled134 |
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| CLIFFORD BOWE MD |
Claims Filled133 |
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| JAGVEER SANDHU MD |
Claims Filled133 |
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| CHANDRAGUPTA VEDAK MD |
Claims Filled133 |
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| CLIFFORD SINGER M.D. |
Claims Filled132 |
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| KENNETH GOETZ MD |
Claims Filled132 |
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| DOUGLAS STUART M.D. |
Claims Filled131 |
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| BARON DENNISTON M.D. |
Claims Filled131 |
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| JAE PAK M.D. |
Claims Filled131 |
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| RICHARD OWINGS M.D. P.H.D. |
Claims Filled131 |
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| GERMAN CRISOSTOMO M.D. |
Claims Filled131 |
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| ALLEN MARTIN NP, RN |
Claims Filled131 |
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| AKSHAY MAHADEVIA MD |
Claims Filled130 |
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| KENNETH BERDICK M.D. |
Claims Filled130 |
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| RICARDO BIERRENBACH-DECASTRO M.D |
Claims Filled130 |
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| KARL JONES M.D. |
Claims Filled130 |