Risperidone Microspheres
Brand name: Risperdal Consta
Rank #213 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$64.8M
Total Cost
47,567
Total Claims
$64.8M
Total Cost
1,888
Prescribers
$1,362
Cost per Claim
234
Beneficiaries
47,683
30-Day Fills
$34K
Avg Cost/Provider
25
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.02%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$64.8M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $64.8M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $1,362 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 $276,780 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 Risperidone Microspheres
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Landstrom | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | Westfield, MA | 234 | $363K |
| 2 | Morgan Evans | Nurse Practitioner | Nashville, TN | 100 | $285K |
| 3 | Alfredo Rodriguez | Psychiatry | Starkville, MS | 131 | $245K |
| 4 | Evangeline Walker | Nurse Practitioner | Nashville, TN | 107 | $234K |
| 5 | Anna Nusbaum | Psychiatry | Elkhorn, WI | 131 | $233K |
| 6 | Shobin Oommen | Psychiatry | Stroudsburg, PA | 116 | $209K |
| 7 | Srilata Anne | Psychiatry | Birmingham, AL | 103 | $209K |
| 8 | Gregory Smith | Psychiatry | Augusta, GA | 117 | $208K |
| 9 | Jorge Castro | Psychiatry & Neurology | Birmingham, AL | 89 | $189K |
| 10 | Christopher Labonte | Internal Medicine | Town And Country, MO | 142 | $178K |
| 11 | Barbara Johnson | Psychiatry | Minnetonka, MN | 128 | $177K |
| 12 | Egbert Tan | Psychiatry | Scarsdale, NY | 91 | $169K |
| 13 | Shobha Gupta | Psychiatry | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 186 | $162K |
| 14 | James Speck | Nurse Practitioner | Nashville, TN | 63 | $158K |
| 15 | Marlo Kirby | Nurse Practitioner | Marshall, MI | 153 | $158K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | Esomeprazole Magnesium (Esomeprazole Magnesium) | $66.3M | 964,193 |
| 211 | Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate (Dabigatran Etexilate) | $66.0M | 220,652 |
| 212 | Netarsudil Mesylate (Rhopressa) | $65.6M | 129,116 |
| 213 | Risperidone Microspheres (Risperdal Consta) | $64.8M | 47,567 |
| 214 | Venlafaxine Hcl (Venlafaxine Hcl) | $64.7M | 2,187,710 |
| 215 | Canagliflozin (Invokana) | $63.7M | 66,550 |
| 216 | Belimumab (Benlysta) | $63.4M | 13,386 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology