Buprenorphine Hcl
Rank #205 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$69.7M
Total Cost
205,349
Total Claims
$69.7M
Total Cost
5,047
Prescribers
$339
Cost per Claim
25,455
Beneficiaries
206,985
30-Day Fills
$14K
Avg Cost/Provider
41
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.03%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$69.7M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $69.7M total
🔎 Data Overview
This is a controlled opioid medication. Opioid prescribing patterns are a key indicator in our fraud risk model. Providers prescribing this drug at significantly higher rates than their specialty peers may warrant closer examination.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Buprenorphine Hcl
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irving Haber | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Terre Haute, IN | 1,575 | $1.5M |
| 2 | Stephen Kelly | Family Practice | Oklahoma City, OK | 727 | $505K |
| 3 | Joseph Doerr | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Somerset, MA | 437 | $423K |
| 4 | Jennifer Holeman | Anesthesiology | Oklahoma City, OK | 581 | $420K |
| 5 | Wilson Velazquez | Pain Management | Corpus Christi, TX | 459 | $418K |
| 6 | Maurice Bernaiche | Pain Management | Thomasville, GA | 431 | $409K |
| 7 | Theodore Kopp | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Mobile, AL | 619 | $403K |
| 8 | April Damboise | Nurse Practitioner | Augusta, ME | 397 | $384K |
| 9 | Amanda Zimmerman | Physician Assistant | Winston Salem, NC | 385 | $363K |
| 10 | Kary Krochko | Nurse Practitioner | Orange, CT | 367 | $355K |
| 11 | Nancy Bratanow | Interventional Pain Management | Milwaukee, WI | 354 | $350K |
| 12 | Jorge Roig | Anesthesiology | Weirton, WV | 375 | $338K |
| 13 | Christopher Hill | Anesthesiology | Hoover, AL | 342 | $314K |
| 14 | Kelly Wilber | Nurse Practitioner | Farmington, CT | 321 | $304K |
| 15 | Carmen Ackerson | Nurse Practitioner | Augusta, ME | 291 | $294K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | Brivaracetam (Briviact) | $71.8M | 43,716 |
| 203 | Mirtazapine (Mirtazapine) | $70.2M | 3,166,739 |
| 204 | Immun Glob G(Igg)-Ifas/Glycine (Panzyga) | $70.1M | 4,693 |
| 205 | Buprenorphine Hcl (Buprenorphine Hcl) | $69.7M | 205,349 |
| 206 | Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate) | $68.8M | 1,486,663 |
| 207 | Tenofovir Alafenamide (Vemlidy) | $68.7M | 44,509 |
| 208 | Abaloparatide (Tymlos) | $68.4M | 24,417 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology