Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$24.7M
-23.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
224K
$110.12 per claim
Patients
81K
46,335 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$24.7M
$306.11 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $24.7M for Comfort Ez Pen Needle in 2024, for 224,165 prescriptions and refills to 80,644 patients (down 23.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $110.12.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Comfort Ez Pen Needle in 2024: $3.3M for 33,515 claims, followed by New York ($2.5M).
Eugenio Angueira-Serrano, endocrinology in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Comfort Ez Pen Needle in 2024: 360 claims costing $31K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugenio Angueira-Serrano Miami, FL | Endocrinology | 360 | 97 | $31K |
| Mario E Guerrero Paneque Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 151 | 46 | $29K |
| Mario I Quintana Martinez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 50,184 | 292,506 | 91,103 | $36.2M |
| 2023 | 50,926 | 279,574 | 91,994 | $32.2M |
| 2024 | 46,335 | 224,165 | 80,644 | $24.7M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 180 |
| 55 |
| $28K |
| Anthony H Jung Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 219 | 71 | $25K |
| Assad U Darawal Indio, CA | Internal Medicine | 120 | 28 | $21K |
| Ayssa Grillo Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 108 | 37 | $20K |
| Carlos E Rivera Miami, FL | Endocrinology | 315 | 53 | $19K |
| Jose A Rosales Carrazana North Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 263 | 32 | $19K |
| Mohammad Saleh Dearborn, MI | Endocrinology | 146 | 39 | $18K |
| Bhupesh Sharma Troy, MI | Internal Medicine | 172 | 29 | $18K |
| Ayman Elkadry Huntington, WV | Endocrinology | 197 | 60 | $18K |
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 208 | 76 | $18K |
| Jill D Felder Steubenville, OH | Endocrinology | 124 | 30 | $17K |
| Shankar S Bettadahalli Marshfield, WI | Endocrinology | 76 | 34 | $17K |
| Matin Sharafatkhah Brooklyn, NY | Endocrinology | 191 | 41 | $16K |
| Walfrido Roque Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 81 | 27 | $15K |
| Cesar L Goya Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 86 | 27 | $15K |
| Pablo Lam Tampa, FL | Internal Medicine | 159 | 38 | $15K |
| Ahmet B Ergin Port St Lucie, FL | Endocrinology | 74 | 44 | $15K |
| Imad Khdair Sylacauga, AL | Internal Medicine | 135 | 33 | $15K |
| Pavel E Terreros Allentown, PA | Family Practice | 132 | 18 | $14K |
| Angela S Chan Bell Gardens, CA | Internal Medicine | 108 | 32 | $14K |
| Opada Alzohaili Dearborn, MI | Endocrinology | 143 | 45 | $14K |
| Lisen Liu Flushing, NY | Endocrinology | 144 | 48 | $14K |
| Yun Feng New York, NY | Endocrinology | 156 | 54 | $14K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Diagnost | 212,529 | $24.0M |
| Sdi USA, Inc. | 11,697 | $731K |