Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.9M
-52.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
34K
$115.88 per claim
Patients
12K
9,506 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.9M
$327.69 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.9M for Easy Comfort Pen Needle in 2024, for 33,579 prescriptions and refills to 11,875 patients (down 52.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $115.88.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Easy Comfort Pen Needle in 2024: $535K for 3,211 claims, followed by New York ($532K).
Shweta N Adya, family practice in Irving, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Easy Comfort Pen Needle in 2024: 44 claims costing $13K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shweta N Adya Irving, TX | Family Practice | 44 | 13 | $13K |
| Saleh Khaddash Clifton, NJ | Endocrinology | 62 | 22 | $10K |
| Juan A Carmona Cape Coral, FL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17,515 | 73,866 | 23,347 | $10.0M |
| 2023 | 14,895 | 57,271 | 19,124 | $8.2M |
| 2024 | 9,506 | 33,579 | 11,875 | $3.9M |
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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 |
| 100 |
| 23 |
| $10K |
| Alejandro Lerma San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 27 | Under 11 | $8,150 |
| 1982659660 | Endocrinology | 91 | 16 | $7,752 |
| Rafael Khaim New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 57 | 25 | $7,347 |
| Damaso A Maresma Cape Coral, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | 19 | $6,868 |
| Stacey J Carr Owosso, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $6,573 |
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 54 | 23 | $5,517 |
| Jesus A Lopez San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 27 | Under 11 | $5,479 |
| Varinder Jindal Simpsonville, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 61 | 14 | $5,475 |
| Rajiv J Pathak Dana Point, CA | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $5,396 |
| Soraida Tamayo Leyva Cape Coral, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | 17 | $5,340 |
| Vahe R Dayian Dallas, TX | Family Practice | 26 | 15 | $5,309 |
| Enrique J Griego McAllen, TX | Family Practice | 35 | 13 | $5,291 |
| Miguel A Sanchez Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 51 | 21 | $5,045 |
| Carolyn F Keyes Winston Salem, NC | Physician Assistant | 41 | Under 11 | $4,913 |
| Jeffrey R Goldberg Bristol, CT | Family Practice | 18 | Under 11 | $4,876 |
| Hossam H Amin Brooklyn, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 45 | Under 11 | $4,525 |
| Zulekha Atif Westfield, NJ | Endocrinology | 18 | Under 11 | $4,499 |
| Marcel B Twahirwa Edinburg, TX | Endocrinology | 16 | Under 11 | $4,492 |
| Vijay Joshi Bristol, CT | Endocrinology | 32 | Under 11 | $4,238 |
| John S Michel Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 45 | Under 11 | $4,218 |
| Pedro I Troya Tampa, FL | Endocrinology | 21 | Under 11 | $4,200 |
| Benito A Marranzini El Paso, TX | Endocrinology | 18 | Under 11 | $4,193 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Home Aide Diagn | 33,588 | $3.9M |