Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$48.1M
Prescriptions
62K
$772.54 per claim
Patients
24K
18,209 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$48.1M
$1,970.74 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $48.1M for Liraglutide in 2024, for 62,242 prescriptions and refills to 24,400 patients. The average cost per claim was $772.54.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Liraglutide in 2024: $14.1M for 20,860 claims, followed by New York ($3.0M).
Kevin Ng, pharmacist in Vallejo, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Liraglutide in 2024: 216 claims costing $150K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ng Vallejo, CA | Pharmacist | 216 | 100 | $150K |
| Danny D Kim Santa Rosa, CA | Pharmacist | 94 | 31 | $68K |
| Mingfei Luo Woodland Hills, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,209 | 62,242 | 24,400 | $48.1M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva Pharm TEVA |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 81 |
| 31 |
| $61K |
| Edward S Lee Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 102 | 48 | $58K |
| Rosie Carbajal Bellflower, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 72 | 27 | $54K |
| Ted S Chen Bellflower, CA | Internal Medicine | 70 | 31 | $46K |
| Deepak K Kashyap Falls Church, VA | Endocrinology | 69 | 20 | $45K |
| Linda H Quang Santa Rosa, CA | Pharmacist | 63 | 23 | $44K |
| Michelle Cunningham San Rafael, CA | Pharmacist | 44 | 19 | $42K |
| Mihret Argaw Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 67 | 21 | $41K |
| Kathleen M Hammond Farmington, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 62 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Jackie Huang Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 71 | 29 | $38K |
| Htet Htet Win Bakersfield, CA | Endocrinology | 34 | 14 | $37K |
| Karen Badiable Honolulu, HI | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | 17 | $37K |
| Thanh-Binh Le Mather, CA | Pharmacist | 45 | 18 | $37K |
| Edward D Javor Riverside, CA | Endocrinology | 47 | 15 | $37K |
| Vishnavi P Reddy San Diego, CA | Pharmacist | 40 | 17 | $37K |
| Corilyn K Pang Waipahu, HI | Family Practice | 50 | 16 | $37K |
| Denny Woo Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 50 | 16 | $36K |
| Timothy D Kim Waipahu, HI | Internal Medicine | 48 | 15 | $35K |
| Jennifer C Ho Vacaville, CA | Pharmacist | 47 | 15 | $34K |
| Helina Michael Riverside, CA | Physician Assistant | 47 | 28 | $34K |
| Hoa Phan Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 57 | 23 | $34K |
| Abhinetri Pandula Denver, CO | Internal Medicine | 45 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Maria M Hearns-Rivas Vallejo, CA | Pharmacist | 48 | 16 | $32K |
| 62,210 |
| $48.1M |
| Hikma Pharmaceu HIK.L | 44 | $34K |