Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.6M
+125.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
28K
$91.68 per claim
Patients
9,563
5,312 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.6M
$271.86 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.6M for Dropsafe Pen Needle in 2024, for 28,363 prescriptions and refills to 9,563 patients (up 125.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $91.68.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Dropsafe Pen Needle in 2024: $314K for 2,337 claims, followed by Ohio ($255K).
Corey D Finch Sr., emergency medicine in Oklahoma City, OK, had the highest Medicare cost for Dropsafe Pen Needle in 2024: 348 claims costing $27K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey D Finch Sr. Oklahoma City, OK | Emergency Medicine | 348 | 77 | $27K |
| Ronald Cable Oklahoma City, OK | Emergency Medicine | 275 | 69 | $21K |
| Angela M McGuire |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,826 | 16,058 | 5,371 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | 2,333 | 15,109 | 4,368 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 5,312 | 28,363 | 9,563 | $2.6M |
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.
| General Practice |
| 229 |
| 59 |
| $16K |
| Tracy Marmer Jamaica, NY | Physician Assistant | 98 | 18 | $9,519 |
| Mohammad A Tulimat Independence, KY | Family Practice | 110 | 37 | $9,368 |
| Dan N Waters Oklahoma City, OK | Family Practice | 116 | 34 | $9,180 |
| Jarod F Bailey Valdosta, GA | Internal Medicine | 216 | 65 | $8,875 |
| Nicholas Morrow Cave Spring, GA | Family Practice | 264 | 48 | $8,795 |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 100 | 39 | $7,856 |
| Kirpich Joseph Lilburn, GA | Family Practice | 198 | 54 | $7,632 |
| Georgey Easow Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 86 | 28 | $7,442 |
| Ram Chandra Odessa, MO | Family Practice | 81 | 11 | $7,155 |
| James B Krablin Lexington, OK | Geriatric Medicine | 87 | 25 | $7,034 |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 121 | 31 | $6,847 |
| Saqib Sheikh Oklahoma City, OK | Internal Medicine | 82 | 15 | $6,735 |
| Paul Demuro Passaic, NJ | Family Practice | 76 | 12 | $6,709 |
| Curtis E McElroy Oklahoma City, OK | Internal Medicine | 92 | 26 | $6,571 |
| Emmanuel V Rivera Cincinnati, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 69 | 22 | $6,188 |
| Jeena V Eapen Overland Park, KS | Internal Medicine | 71 | 13 | $5,970 |
| Audrey A Smith Youngstown, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 70 | Under 11 | $5,712 |
| Rutvik S Patel Fort Wayne, IN | Internal Medicine | 67 | 24 | $5,678 |
| Jerzy K Magda New Castle, PA | Internal Medicine | 62 | 11 | $5,531 |
| Teney John Lawton, OK | Family Practice | 80 | 19 | $5,514 |
| Marni Venter Lakeland, FL | Family Practice | 41 | 17 | $5,285 |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 56 | 14 | $5,094 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Htl-Strefa, S.A | 28,374 | $2.6M |