Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$139.9M
-81.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.1M
$125.26 per claim
Patients
272K
134,672 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$139.9M
$514.77 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $139.9M for Lantus in 2024, for 1,116,488 prescriptions and refills to 271,673 patients (down 81.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $125.26.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Lantus in 2024: $19.3M for 183,558 claims, followed by Florida ($12.5M).
Carlos R Figueroa Nunez, endocrinology in San Juan, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Lantus in 2024: 2,074 claims costing $217K.
Lantus is made by Sanofi (SNY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sanofi-Aventis.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos R Figueroa Nunez San Juan, PR | Endocrinology | 2,074 | 336 | $217K |
| Sheila Mercado Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 932 | 148 | $82K |
| Pedro M Lopez Lopez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 149,373 | 1,380,520 | 305,967 | $833.3M |
| 2023 | 140,905 | 1,177,502 | 279,769 | $735.4M |
| 2024 | 134,672 | 1,116,488 | 271,673 | $139.9M |
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.
| General Practice |
| 540 |
| 115 |
| $80K |
| Evelyn Matta Fontanet Rio Grande, PR | Internal Medicine | 652 | 126 | $74K |
| Mirna Maldonado Vega Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 402 | 108 | $72K |
| Jose M Garcia Mateo Ponce, PR | Endocrinology | 693 | 131 | $71K |
| Manuel Alegre-Hernandez San Juan, PR | Endocrinology | 732 | 162 | $70K |
| Nixzaliz Rodriguez Rivera Ponce, PR | Endocrinology | 700 | 123 | $66K |
| Edna G Melendez Reyes Caguas, PR | Endocrinology | 552 | 97 | $64K |
| Gabriel Irizarry Villafane Bayamon, PR | Endocrinology | 597 | 148 | $62K |
| Carlos A Pla Fernandez Tampa, FL | Endocrinology | 513 | 118 | $59K |
| Ivan E Laboy-Ortiz Caguas, PR | Endocrinology | 621 | 99 | $58K |
| Noel Santos Montes Camuy, PR | Internal Medicine | 431 | 91 | $56K |
| Rafael Trinidad Hernandez San Juan, PR | Endocrinology | 496 | 90 | $56K |
| Luis A Paz Reyes Vega Baja, PR | General Practice | 503 | 112 | $55K |
| Alejandra N Santiago Ponce, PR | Endocrinology | 532 | 144 | $54K |
| Rose M Roman Torres Mayaguez, PR | Endocrinology | 530 | 99 | $54K |
| Jorge R Martinez Bayamon, PR | Endocrinology | 518 | 96 | $53K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 692 | 135 | $53K |
| Jean C Pujals Kury Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 516 | 96 | $52K |
| Ramon Ortiz Carrasquillo Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 349 | 100 | $49K |
| Jorge R de Jesus Miranda San Juan, PR | Internal Medicine | 564 | 136 | $49K |
| Samayra Miranda Rodriguez Dorado, PR | Endocrinology | 435 | 99 | $48K |
| Cesar H Trabanco Ponce, PR | Endocrinology | 358 | 110 | $48K |
| Francisco J Nadal Colon Ponce, PR | Endocrinology | 375 | 92 | $48K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-Aventis SNY | 1,116,800 | $139.9M |