Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$709.0M
-11.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
744K
$953.32 per claim
Patients
159K
86,317 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$709.2M
$4,451.25 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $709.0M for Janumet in 2024, for 743,701 prescriptions and refills to 159,269 patients (down 11.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $953.32.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Janumet in 2024: $132.0M for 146,062 claims, followed by California ($79.7M).
Stella Ilyayeva, internal medicine in Rego Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Janumet in 2024: 1,853 claims costing $1.3M.
Janumet is made by Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Merck Sharp & D.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,853 | 302 | $1.3M |
| Yuqing Zhang Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 1,269 | 172 | $741K |
| Mohammed M Rahman |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 91,847 | 848,493 | 180,630 | $815.4M |
| 2023 | 88,841 | 776,537 | 168,441 | $798.6M |
| 2024 | 86,317 | 743,701 | 159,269 | $709.0M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 745 |
| 149 |
| $703K |
| Anthony H Jung Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 712 | 120 | $700K |
| Mohammad A Chaudhry Union City, NJ | Internal Medicine | 608 | 137 | $647K |
| Marcela C Marani-Dicovskiy Paterson, NJ | Internal Medicine | 566 | 130 | $589K |
| Armine Nazaryan Glendale, CA | General Practice | 1,001 | 116 | $569K |
| Nouneh O Danielyan Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 931 | 102 | $538K |
| Henry S Chen Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 495 | 137 | $525K |
| Yanhan D Huang Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 508 | 129 | $507K |
| Garbis Apelian Van Nuys, CA | Family Practice | 843 | 98 | $505K |
| Irina A Urusova Los Angeles, CA | Endocrinology | 839 | 100 | $471K |
| Tsovinar Tekkelian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 743 | 82 | $465K |
| Cesar H Trabanco Ponce, PR | Endocrinology | 659 | 115 | $449K |
| Martha M Valdivia New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 438 | 100 | $448K |
| Amr Nayel Astoria, NY | Family Practice | 482 | 91 | $425K |
| Faith Zhao New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 393 | 71 | $411K |
| Abdul Wahid Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 615 | 88 | $406K |
| Saleh Khaddash Clifton, NJ | Endocrinology | 421 | 106 | $397K |
| Lisen Liu Flushing, NY | Endocrinology | 812 | 131 | $387K |
| Wu Tan Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 587 | 77 | $373K |
| Sixto R Caro Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 445 | 84 | $371K |
| Chaewon Song Garden Grove, CA | Internal Medicine | 501 | 70 | $356K |
| Thomas P Mathew New Hyde Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 289 | 68 | $354K |
| Arshad Anwar Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 452 | 103 | $350K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & D MRK | 743,903 | $709.2M |