Escitalopram Oxalate
Rank #200 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$73.6M
Total Cost
4,975,143
Total Claims
$73.6M
Total Cost
90,494
Prescribers
$15
Cost per Claim
987,882
Beneficiaries
9,411,669
30-Day Fills
$813
Avg Cost/Provider
55
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.03%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$73.6M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $73.6M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $15.00 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 Escitalopram Oxalate
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Morton | Psychiatry | Ada, OK | 7,336 | $102K |
| 2 | Da Wang | Psychiatry | Flushing, NY | 4,068 | $37K |
| 3 | Ara Kadoyan | Psychiatry | Glendale, CA | 2,179 | $36K |
| 4 | Vivian Acevedo | Psychiatry | Toa Baja, PR | 4,588 | $33K |
| 5 | Tatyana Tsipursky | Psychiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 71 | $33K |
| 6 | Dina Sverdlov | Internal Medicine | San Mateo, CA | 55 | $31K |
| 7 | Lorraine Innes | Psychiatry | Bedford Hills, NY | 19 | $31K |
| 8 | Jamie Scott | Psychiatry | Manhasset, NY | 42 | $30K |
| 9 | Carole Rosanova | Neuropsychiatry | Kildeer, IL | 2,420 | $29K |
| 10 | Alexander Frank | Family Practice | Oklahoma City, OK | 1,688 | $29K |
| 11 | Clemencia Rasquinha | Geriatric Medicine | Golden Valley, MN | 1,721 | $28K |
| 12 | Donald Vollmer | Family Practice | Hendersonville, TN | 2,624 | $26K |
| 13 | Terence Frinks | Family Practice | Tucker, GA | 2,132 | $24K |
| 14 | Vikhta Gurevich | Psychiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 38 | $23K |
| 15 | Marc Raad | Internal Medicine | Wolcott, CT | 2,454 | $22K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | Simvastatin (Simvastatin) | $74.4M | 6,872,746 |
| 198 | Sertraline Hcl (Sertraline Hcl) | $74.3M | 6,472,210 |
| 199 | Pirfenidone (Pirfenidone) | $74.1M | 17,775 |
| 200 | Escitalopram Oxalate (Escitalopram Oxalate) | $73.6M | 4,975,143 |
| 201 | Fingolimod Hcl (Fingolimod) | $72.1M | 10,675 |
| 202 | Brivaracetam (Briviact) | $71.8M | 43,716 |
| 203 | Mirtazapine (Mirtazapine) | $70.2M | 3,166,739 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology