Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$26.9M
+18.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
13K
$2,042.39 per claim
Patients
3,110
1,390 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$26.9M
$8,631.76 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $26.9M for Afrezza in 2024, for 13,150 prescriptions and refills to 3,110 patients (up 18.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,042.39.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Afrezza in 2024: $5.5M for 2,319 claims, followed by California ($5.2M).
Firas Akhrass, endocrinology in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Afrezza in 2024: 555 claims costing $1.4M.
Afrezza is made by MannKind Corporation (MNKD), listed in the Medicare spending data as Mannkind Corpor.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firas Akhrass San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 555 | 186 | $1.4M |
| Kalpana Reddy Richmond Hill, NY | Endocrinology | 352 | 79 | $737K |
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 905 | 6,580 | 1,601 | $12.9M |
| 2023 | 1,235 | 10,536 | 2,622 | $22.6M |
| 2024 | 1,390 | 13,150 | 3,110 | $26.9M |
More drugs: top Medicare drugs by cost and the Prescriptions tab.
Official US government data on Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medicaid drug use. Cost and spending are before the rebates drug makers pay. Prescribers with fewer than 11 claims of the drug are not published.
| Internal Medicine |
| 587 |
| 200 |
| $727K |
| Joselito C Cabaccan San Jose, CA | Endocrinology | 109 | 24 | $393K |
| Zonglang Tsai Torrance, CA | Internal Medicine | 265 | 39 | $349K |
| Renee C Chisum San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 100 | 21 | $305K |
| Gary S Becker Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 105 | 33 | $298K |
| Philip H Lee Burbank, CA | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 175 | 37 | $264K |
| Zia Ahmed Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 74 | 15 | $249K |
| Marc Gutin San Dimas, CA | Endocrinology | 126 | 24 | $222K |
| Shahed Quyyumi Staten Island, NY | Endocrinology | 69 | 21 | $221K |
| Hernan R Baquerizo Miami, FL | Endocrinology | 72 | 19 | $212K |
| Diana V Huckaby San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 93 | 34 | $200K |
| Claudia E Enriquez Alamogordo, NM | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | Under 11 | $200K |
| Andrea C Milam San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 54 | 17 | $200K |
| Brandy L Biederman Hixson, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 95 | 30 | $200K |
| Geraldo A Saavedra Whitehall, PA | Endocrinology | 66 | 15 | $187K |
| Delia Garcia San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 73 | 21 | $184K |
| Robin Butcher Denver, CO | Nurse Practitioner | 66 | 22 | $172K |
| Kalicia Christie San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 52 | 16 | $169K |
| Jaiwant K Rangi Folsom, CA | Internal Medicine | 105 | 15 | $168K |
| Inae Lim Fort Lee, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 16 | $157K |
| Kindra Clark San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 47 | 16 | $156K |
| Tina M Copple San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 58 | 16 | $150K |
| David N Pickering Parkersburg, WV | Internal Medicine | 64 | 12 | $148K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mannkind Corpor MNKD | 13,165 | $26.9M |