Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$26.8M
-1.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
11K
$2,427.76 per claim
Patients
1,494
1,094 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$26.8M
$17,929.60 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $26.8M for Genotropin in 2024, for 11,029 prescriptions and refills to 1,494 patients (down 1.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,427.76.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Genotropin in 2024: $3.9M for 1,538 claims, followed by Texas ($2.3M).
Opada Alzohaili, endocrinology in Dearborn, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Genotropin in 2024: 362 claims costing $720K.
Genotropin is made by Pfizer Inc. (PFE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Pharmacia-Upjhn.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opada Alzohaili Dearborn, MI | Endocrinology | 362 | 45 | $720K |
| Randall J Urban Galveston, TX | Endocrinology | 163 | 21 | $524K |
| Ashok Kadambi Fort Wayne, IN |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 950 | 10,147 | 1,257 | $23.9M |
| 2023 | 1,141 | 12,015 | 1,571 | $27.2M |
| 2024 | 1,094 | 11,029 | 1,494 | $26.8M |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 167 |
| 21 |
| $508K |
| Jennifer L Miller Gainesville, FL | Pediatric Medicine | 150 | 13 | $389K |
| Jennifer Mercado Seattle, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 142 | 17 | $360K |
| Dana B Portnoy Deerfield Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $309K |
| Lewis S Blevins Jr. San Francisco, CA | Endocrinology | 167 | 34 | $288K |
| Olivia S Chu Stanford, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 93 | 15 | $266K |
| Molly Morrissey Berkeley, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 161 | 35 | $261K |
| Theodore Friedman Los Angeles, CA | Endocrinology | 122 | 14 | $246K |
| Anthony Desantis Seattle, WA | Endocrinology | 21 | Under 11 | $236K |
| Chaim Vanek Portland, OR | Endocrinology | 66 | Under 11 | $219K |
| Lazaro Roche Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $209K |
| Ayman Elkadry Huntington, WV | Endocrinology | 91 | 15 | $204K |
| Robert S Fredericks Reno, NV | Endocrinology | 90 | 12 | $199K |
| Ahmed F Al Jebawi Anderson, IN | Endocrinology | 37 | Under 11 | $198K |
| Andrea L Utz Nashville, TN | Endocrinology | 125 | 12 | $187K |
| Hemlata Moturi Pittsburgh, PA | Endocrinology | 55 | Under 11 | $183K |
| Jorge E Mejia-Corletto North Babylon, NY | Pediatric Medicine | 55 | Under 11 | $181K |
| Francine S Martyn Scottsdale, AZ | Physician Assistant | 60 | Under 11 | $175K |
| Norman Lavin Tarzana, CA | Endocrinology | 24 | Under 11 | $149K |
| Mary L Vance Charlottesville, VA | Endocrinology | 42 | Under 11 | $141K |
| Michelle D Welch Shavano Park, TX | Endocrinology | 34 | Under 11 | $138K |
| Larry K Midyett Overland Park, KS | Endocrinology | 33 | Under 11 | $127K |
| Pejman Cohan Beverly Hills, CA | Endocrinology | 34 | Under 11 | $124K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacia-Upjhn PFE | 11,033 | $26.8M |