Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.5M
-21.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
300K
$58.20 per claim
Patients
106K
55,574 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$17.5M
$164.66 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.5M for Insulin Lispro in 2024, for 300,494 prescriptions and refills to 106,209 patients (down 21.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $58.20.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Insulin Lispro in 2024: $1.3M for 21,415 claims, followed by California ($1.1M).
James R Thrasher, internal medicine in Little Rock, AR, had the highest Medicare cost for Insulin Lispro in 2024: 216 claims costing $24K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James R Thrasher Little Rock, AR | Internal Medicine | 216 | 49 | $24K |
| Hisham A Alrefai Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 199 | 63 | $21K |
| Dana E Stallings |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 42,331 | 204,926 | 69,563 | $40.5M |
| 2023 | 42,275 | 206,799 | 73,624 | $22.1M |
| 2024 | 55,574 | 300,494 | 106,209 | $17.5M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 118 |
| 48 |
| $20K |
| Maryanne Stahlecker-Etter Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 188 | 62 | $17K |
| Krishnakumar Rajamani Rochester, NY | Endocrinology | 140 | 37 | $17K |
| Dwain E Woode Huntsville, AL | Internal Medicine | 89 | 33 | $16K |
| William F Trigoso San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 161 | 73 | $15K |
| Debbie L Walker Boardman, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 126 | 49 | $15K |
| Joanne Langton Morristown, TN | Endocrinology | 123 | 39 | $15K |
| Safwan Hamwi La Follette, TN | Endocrinology | 152 | 34 | $15K |
| Heather K Heutsche Poland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 138 | 47 | $15K |
| Anant Jeet Lorain, OH | Endocrinology | 139 | 39 | $15K |
| Sheryl Sparlin Bangor, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 72 | 22 | $14K |
| Isaiah Pittman IV Terre Haute, IN | Endocrinology | 112 | 40 | $13K |
| Katherine Montoto Jefferson City, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 93 | 45 | $13K |
| Lyle C Myers Lexington, KY | Endocrinology | 97 | 28 | $13K |
| Jamie T Miller Madisonville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 115 | 36 | $13K |
| Janet H Durham Nathalie, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 120 | 31 | $13K |
| Jennifer J Johnson Bakersfield, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 137 | 30 | $12K |
| Seema Ahluwalia Chandler, AZ | Endocrinology | 82 | 30 | $12K |
| Benjamin Thomas Chillicothe, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 84 | 29 | $12K |
| Chitharanjan Duvoor Jonesboro, AR | Endocrinology | 92 | 29 | $11K |
| Vasdev Lohano Washington, IN | Endocrinology | 118 | 32 | $11K |
| Michael Valitutto Kalamazoo, MI | Internal Medicine | 115 | 32 | $11K |
| Muhammad I Choudhry Weatherford, TX | Endocrinology | 97 | 33 | $11K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co. LLY | 300,584 | $17.5M |