Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$16.4M
+47.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,541
$3,608.11 per claim
Patients
779
652 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$16.4M
$21,032.61 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $16.4M for Norditropin Flexpro in 2024, for 4,541 prescriptions and refills to 779 patients (up 47.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,608.11.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Norditropin Flexpro in 2024: $2.6M for 844 claims, followed by Florida ($2.3M).
Rafael D Mota, physician assistant in Coral Gables, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Norditropin Flexpro in 2024: 11 claims costing $1.6M.
Norditropin Flexpro is made by Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novo Nordisk.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael D Mota Coral Gables, FL | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $1.6M |
| Hemlata Moturi Pittsburgh, PA | Endocrinology | 166 | 24 | $530K |
| Molly Morrissey |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 726 | 5,827 | 869 | $17.3M |
| 2023 | 628 | 3,215 | 701 | $11.1M |
| 2024 | 652 | 4,541 | 779 | $16.4M |
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 |
| 198 |
| 35 |
| $416K |
| Lewis S Blevins Jr. San Francisco, CA | Endocrinology | 164 | 42 | $334K |
| Andrea L Utz Nashville, TN | Endocrinology | 106 | Under 11 | $264K |
| Ashok Kadambi Fort Wayne, IN | Endocrinology | 40 | Under 11 | $229K |
| Luke E Benedict Saint Paul, MN | Endocrinology | 110 | 12 | $211K |
| Opada Alzohaili Dearborn, MI | Endocrinology | 84 | 18 | $173K |
| John G Buchlis Buffalo, NY | Endocrinology | 26 | Under 11 | $169K |
| Anthony P Heaney Los Angeles, CA | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $154K |
| Rachel M Lestz Los Angeles, CA | Nephrology | 11 | Under 11 | $117K |
| Anna Kozupa Dartmouth, MA | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $106K |
| Ayman Elkadry Huntington, WV | Endocrinology | 40 | Under 11 | $106K |
| Michelle D Welch Shavano Park, TX | Endocrinology | 36 | Under 11 | $94K |
| Vanessa L Rein Philadelphia, PA | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $94K |
| Muna Sunni Minneapolis, MN | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $92K |
| David G Robertson Atlanta, GA | Internal Medicine | 35 | Under 11 | $91K |
| Randall J Urban Galveston, TX | Endocrinology | 28 | Under 11 | $85K |
| Keren Zhou Cleveland, OH | Endocrinology | 24 | Under 11 | $85K |
| Alan Marcus Laguna Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $76K |
| Julia J Chang Stanford, CA | Endocrinology | 28 | Under 11 | $75K |
| Yewande Adepoju Oroville, CA | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $73K |
| Jennifer Mercado Seattle, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $71K |
| Moazzam W Habib Indianapolis, IN | Endocrinology | 17 | Under 11 | $69K |
| Mark L Martinez Salt Lake City, UT | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $67K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk NVO | 4,541 | $16.4M |