Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$32.2M
-72.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
232K
$138.91 per claim
Patients
50K
34,593 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$32.2M
$638.45 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $32.2M for Humulin 70-30 in 2024, for 231,922 prescriptions and refills to 50,459 patients (down 72.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $138.91.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Humulin 70-30 in 2024: $7.7M for 72,206 claims, followed by California ($5.9M).
Sheila Mercado, endocrinology in Manati, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Humulin 70-30 in 2024: 686 claims costing $60K.
Humulin 70-30 is made by Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Eli Lilly & Co..
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Mercado Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 686 | 111 | $60K |
| Edna G Melendez Reyes Caguas, PR | Endocrinology | 488 | 89 | $57K |
| Denise Caro Mayaguez, PR |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37,930 | 293,421 | 57,812 | $128.6M |
| 2023 | 35,534 | 261,815 | 52,981 | $117.0M |
| 2024 | 34,593 | 231,922 | 50,459 | $32.2M |
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 |
| 378 |
| 65 |
| $47K |
| Naomi Collazo Gutierrez Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 406 | 79 | $41K |
| Victor M Polanco Sanchez Aibonito, PR | Internal Medicine | 284 | 45 | $39K |
| Carlos F Planell Dosal Lares, PR | General Practice | 325 | 45 | $36K |
| Guireida Rivera Colon Juana Diaz, PR | Endocrinology | 288 | 47 | $35K |
| Francisco J Nadal Colon Ponce, PR | Endocrinology | 244 | 81 | $35K |
| Jose A Montalvo-Figueroa Ponce, PR | Endocrinology | 290 | 50 | $32K |
| Pablo J Robles Cortes Lajas, PR | General Practice | 304 | 45 | $32K |
| Joaquin J Davila-Quinones Patillas, PR | Internal Medicine | 279 | 44 | $32K |
| Luis M Benalcazar Elizabeth, NJ | Internal Medicine | 298 | 44 | $30K |
| Ramon Ortiz Carrasquillo Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 175 | 45 | $30K |
| Carlos I Maldonado Juncos, PR | Internal Medicine | 266 | 37 | $29K |
| Sharon Cheung Richmond, CA | Pharmacist | 84 | 32 | $26K |
| Kristie Luu San Francisco, CA | Pharmacist | 99 | 40 | $26K |
| Mirna Maldonado Vega Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 131 | 36 | $25K |
| Efrain L Nazario-Yordan Mayaguez, PR | Internal Medicine | 206 | 38 | $25K |
| Jessica Marie V Bugay Stockton, CA | Pharmacist | 76 | 24 | $25K |
| Rose M Roman Torres Mayaguez, PR | Endocrinology | 186 | 38 | $25K |
| Gilberto Vazquez Romero Carolina, PR | Endocrinology | 260 | 37 | $24K |
| Shilpa Swamy Los Angeles, CA | Endocrinology | 127 | 40 | $24K |
| Carlos A Muniz Molinero Sr. Aguada, PR | Internal Medicine | 225 | 54 | $24K |
| Paula V Jeffs-Gonzalez Trujillo Alto, PR | Endocrinology | 220 | 50 | $23K |
| Miri P Chang Downey, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 114 | 28 | $23K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co. LLY | 231,983 | $32.2M |