Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$11.8M
-33.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
224K
$52.55 per claim
Patients
58K
33,559 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$11.8M
$202.86 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $11.8M for Glipizide-Metformin in 2024, for 224,250 prescriptions and refills to 58,097 patients (down 33.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $52.55.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Glipizide-Metformin in 2024: $2.2M for 32,959 claims, followed by Texas ($1.7M).
Lisen Liu, endocrinology in Flushing, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Glipizide-Metformin in 2024: 1,752 claims costing $44K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisen Liu Flushing, NY | Endocrinology | 1,752 | 258 | $44K |
| Hector A Tirado Davila Sr. Bayamon, PR | General Practice | 643 | 89 | $39K |
| Sundeep G Reddy |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36,607 | 250,040 | 63,674 | $17.7M |
| 2023 | 34,797 | 233,245 | 60,539 | $17.6M |
| 2024 | 33,559 | 224,250 | 58,097 | $11.8M |
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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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 350 |
| 116 |
| $34K |
| Samuel Padilla Rosa Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 277 | 75 | $32K |
| Ruben D Rosario Castillo Lajas, PR | General Practice | 366 | 86 | $31K |
| George C Liu New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 300 | 86 | $25K |
| Yu Yao San Gabriel, CA | Internal Medicine | 432 | 97 | $23K |
| Young-Jik Lee Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 521 | 108 | $21K |
| Pedro J Cruz-Quiles Isabela, PR | General Practice | 156 | 42 | $20K |
| Sang H Baik Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 485 | 112 | $19K |
| Francisco J Fontanet Barceloneta, PR | Specialist | 217 | 36 | $18K |
| Marcelo V Bendix Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 449 | 138 | $17K |
| Anselm O Lam San Francisco, CA | Family Practice | 209 | 58 | $16K |
| Yi Zhou Houston, TX | Family Practice | 254 | 80 | $15K |
| Manuel A Fernos Suarez Guayama, PR | Internal Medicine | 181 | 32 | $15K |
| Angel L Arizmendi Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 353 | 66 | $14K |
| Kyung M Han Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 225 | 51 | $14K |
| Enrique J Griego McAllen, TX | Family Practice | 122 | 37 | $14K |
| Arakere B Prasad Christiansted, VI | General Practice | 179 | 36 | $14K |
| Fernando Echeandia Fuster Lares, PR | Family Practice | 135 | 26 | $13K |
| Armine Nazaryan Glendale, CA | General Practice | 388 | 48 | $13K |
| Abdul Wahid Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 487 | 62 | $13K |
| Weiwen Zheng San Francisco, CA | Family Practice | 216 | 64 | $13K |
| Sudhir Kumar Forrest City, AR | Internal Medicine | 316 | 75 | $13K |
| Robert K Hafford Essexville, MI | Family Practice | 106 | 39 | $12K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 102,880 | $5.5M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 77,191 | $4.2M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 44,228 | $2.1M |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 28 | $1,450 |