Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$57.3M
-18.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
27K
$2,123.20 per claim
Patients
5,678
4,680 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$57.4M
$10,095.86 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $57.3M for Humulin R U-500 in 2024, for 26,993 prescriptions and refills to 5,678 patients (down 18.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,123.20.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Humulin R U-500 in 2024: $4.1M for 1,966 claims, followed by Texas ($3.4M).
Hisham A Alrefai, internal medicine in Louisville, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Humulin R U-500 in 2024: 228 claims costing $351K.
Humulin R U-500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisham A Alrefai Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 228 | 47 | $351K |
| Debbie L Walker Boardman, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 73 | 14 | $206K |
| Joanne Langton |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,453 | 33,257 | 6,749 | $74.7M |
| 2023 | 5,110 | 30,491 | 6,151 | $70.6M |
| 2024 | 4,680 | 26,993 | 5,678 | $57.3M |
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 |
| 67 |
| Under 11 |
| $186K |
| Jennifer B Green Dalton, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 72 | 17 | $150K |
| Sergio Chang Figueroa Madisonville, KY | Endocrinology | 65 | 14 | $150K |
| Marilu M Jurado Miami, FL | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $148K |
| Agha B Khan Pueblo, CO | Endocrinology | 86 | 14 | $146K |
| Kelly E Nelson Akron, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $142K |
| Heather K Todd Rocky Mount, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 83 | 17 | $138K |
| Regina Dodis Greenville, NC | Endocrinology | 49 | 11 | $136K |
| Mary L Smock Macon, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | Under 11 | $132K |
| Tracey E Wiley Chambersburg, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 43 | Under 11 | $132K |
| Vengamamba Polu Kinston, NC | Endocrinology | 82 | 19 | $130K |
| Dwain E Woode Huntsville, AL | Internal Medicine | 47 | Under 11 | $128K |
| Michael Valitutto Kalamazoo, MI | Internal Medicine | 50 | Under 11 | $122K |
| Michael B Wiseman Oak Ridge, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 82 | 14 | $115K |
| Robert Bingham Rochester, NY | Endocrinology | 15 | Under 11 | $115K |
| Eugenio Angueira-Serrano Miami, FL | Endocrinology | 67 | Under 11 | $115K |
| Opada Alzohaili Dearborn, MI | Endocrinology | 57 | 14 | $114K |
| Jamie T Miller Madisonville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 79 | Under 11 | $113K |
| Chantal A Lewis Dalton, GA | Endocrinology | 47 | 15 | $105K |
| Raghda Al Anbari Athens, GA | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $103K |
| Krishnakumar Rajamani Rochester, NY | Endocrinology | 51 | Under 11 | $103K |
| Carlos A Penaherrera Oviedo Dalton, GA | Internal Medicine | 48 | 12 | $103K |
| Alejandra N Santiago Ponce, PR | Endocrinology | 60 | 14 | $102K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co. LLY | 27,019 | $57.4M |