Buspirone Hcl
Rank #241 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$53.7M
Total Cost
2,868,147
Total Claims
$53.7M
Total Cost
61,219
Prescribers
$19
Cost per Claim
453,322
Beneficiaries
4,208,013
30-Day Fills
$877
Avg Cost/Provider
47
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.02%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$53.7M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $53.7M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $19.00 per prescription, this is an affordable generic medication. Wider use of affordable generics like this could save Medicare billions annually.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Buspirone Hcl
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Mccorkle | Psychiatry | Lubbock, TX | 2,958 | $69K |
| 2 | Carole Rosanova | Neuropsychiatry | Kildeer, IL | 2,566 | $53K |
| 3 | Dean Knudson | Psychiatry | St Louis Park, MN | 733 | $35K |
| 4 | Donald Atkinson | Psychiatry | Cookeville, TN | 1,206 | $29K |
| 5 | Donald Vollmer | Family Practice | Hendersonville, TN | 2,452 | $27K |
| 6 | Maritza Ortiz Acosta | Psychiatry | Ponce, PR | 2,918 | $25K |
| 7 | Rajesh Agarwal | Internal Medicine | Mayfield Heights, OH | 1,321 | $25K |
| 8 | Terence Frinks | Family Practice | Tucker, GA | 1,524 | $24K |
| 9 | Jesus Rivero | Neuropsychiatry | Carolina, PR | 3,329 | $23K |
| 10 | Vanessa Sturgill Fant | Family Practice | Woodlawn, VA | 885 | $23K |
| 11 | Nancy Acuna Diaz | Nurse Practitioner | Miami, FL | 1,578 | $21K |
| 12 | Manuel Garcia | Psychiatry | Miami, FL | 1,410 | $21K |
| 13 | William Taylor | Geriatric Medicine | Dublin, GA | 2,297 | $20K |
| 14 | Wook Kim | Psychiatry | Des Moines, IA | 970 | $20K |
| 15 | Arif Habib | Psychiatry | Granite City, IL | 882 | $20K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost (Rocklatan) | $54.7M | 103,171 |
| 239 | Amifampridine Phosphate (Firdapse) | $54.4M | 1,203 |
| 240 | Dapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin (Xigduo Xr) | $54.4M | 58,629 |
| 241 | Buspirone Hcl (Buspirone Hcl) | $53.7M | 2,868,147 |
| 242 | Oxybutynin Chloride (Oxybutynin Chloride Er) | $53.4M | 1,872,901 |
| 243 | Raltegravir Potassium (Isentress) | $53.0M | 25,491 |
| 244 | Belumosudil Mesylate (Rezurock) | $52.3M | 2,280 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology