Dihydroergotamine Mesylate
Rank #485 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$14.4M
Total Cost
6,855
Total Claims
$14.4M
Total Cost
166
Prescribers
$2,107
Cost per Claim
543
Beneficiaries
7,006
30-Day Fills
$87K
Avg Cost/Provider
41
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.01%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$14.4M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $14.4M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $2,107 per prescription, this is a high-cost medication. Expensive drugs drive Medicare spending growth and create access challenges for patients with coverage gaps.
Average cost of $26,597 per patient per year. Medications at this price point significantly impact patient out-of-pocket costs and Medicare spending.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Dihydroergotamine Mesylate
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vlad Nusinovich | Internal Medicine | West Hollywood, CA | 462 | $1.4M |
| 2 | Sonia Walker-Adamson | Family Practice | St. Albans, NY | 418 | $933K |
| 3 | Maria Dolgovina | Neurology | Forest Hills, NY | 306 | $611K |
| 4 | Paul Catanzaro | Interventional Pain Management | Saint Louis, MO | 240 | $490K |
| 5 | Mikhail Korogluyev | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 256 | $473K |
| 6 | Victoria Feldman | Nurse Practitioner | Staten Island, NY | 215 | $399K |
| 7 | Ricky Lockett | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Saint Petersburg, FL | 155 | $383K |
| 8 | Marina Neystat | Neurology | Forest Hills, NY | 162 | $284K |
| 9 | Amaiak Chilingaryan | Neurology | Glendale, CA | 115 | $247K |
| 10 | Rozaliya Ostrovskaya | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 113 | $233K |
| 11 | Bernadette Guia | Nurse Practitioner | Panorama City, CA | 74 | $217K |
| 12 | Arkady Stern | Family Practice | Los Angeles, CA | 75 | $212K |
| 13 | Ivan Mikolaenko | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Rockville Centre, NY | 102 | $200K |
| 14 | Yanina Rubinshteyn | Family Practice | Rego Park, NY | 92 | $198K |
| 15 | David Khasidy | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 85 | $191K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 482 | Rasagiline Mesylate (Rasagiline Mesylate) | $14.5M | 47,985 |
| 483 | Pazopanib Hcl (Votrient) | $14.5M | 1,156 |
| 484 | Exemestane (Exemestane) | $14.5M | 66,285 |
| 485 | Dihydroergotamine Mesylate (Dihydroergotamine Mesylate) | $14.4M | 6,855 |
| 486 | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip (Clotrimazole-Betamethasone) | $14.4M | 503,015 |
| 487 | Verapamil Hcl (Verapamil Er) | $14.4M | 329,950 |
| 488 | Eteplirsen (Exondys-51) | $14.4M | 192 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology