Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$26.9M
-76.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
171K
$157.77 per claim
Patients
45K
34,819 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$26.9M
$600.14 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $26.9M for Novolin 70-30 in 2024, for 170,667 prescriptions and refills to 44,856 patients (down 76.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $157.77.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Novolin 70-30 in 2024: $5.5M for 35,676 claims, followed by Texas ($2.6M).
Alan Kauppi, endocrinology in Lynchburg, VA, had the highest Medicare cost for Novolin 70-30 in 2024: 78 claims costing $25K.
Novolin 70-30 is made by Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk-Wa.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Kauppi Lynchburg, VA | Endocrinology | 78 | 14 | $25K |
| Ratnasiri Gunawardena Norfolk, VA | Endocrinology | 101 | 28 | $23K |
| Marina K Russo Springfield, IL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 43,780 | 271,589 | 60,014 | $125.8M |
| 2023 | 39,261 | 233,009 | 51,662 | $112.8M |
| 2024 | 34,819 | 170,667 | 44,856 | $26.9M |
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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.
| Endocrinology |
| 45 |
| 15 |
| $19K |
| Jagdeep S Sandhu Brandon, FL | Internal Medicine | 103 | 27 | $19K |
| Jennifer L Laman Hudson, FL | Family Practice | 92 | 33 | $18K |
| Edith A Hawkins-Frost Dallas, TX | Physician Assistant | 105 | 28 | $17K |
| Michael R Nannenga Kingsport, TN | Endocrinology | 56 | 16 | $17K |
| Jeffrey S Kerr Greensboro, NC | Endocrinology | 72 | 17 | $17K |
| Kandaswamy Jayaraj Beaumont, TX | Endocrinology | 62 | 16 | $16K |
| Lisa L Young Ocala, FL | Endocrinology | 74 | 21 | $16K |
| Rachel S McNeil Lexington, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | 19 | $16K |
| Mamatha Modem Dallas, TX | Internal Medicine | 96 | 33 | $16K |
| Richard K Delvalle Taylorville, IL | Internal Medicine | 109 | 18 | $16K |
| Robert J Dobrzynski Jr. Providence, RI | Endocrinology | 49 | 12 | $15K |
| Robert P Castellucci Richmond, VA | Endocrinology | 68 | 19 | $15K |
| Seema Ahluwalia Chandler, AZ | Endocrinology | 61 | 17 | $15K |
| Xiomara Quinones Vargas Orlando, FL | General Practice | 119 | 22 | $15K |
| Tammy C Thomas Lexington, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 62 | 16 | $14K |
| Amedee Lefebre- Fernandez Penuelas, PR | Internal Medicine | 88 | 15 | $14K |
| Patricia M Hatton Largo, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 29 | $14K |
| Courtney D Conkin Johnson City, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 32 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Andrew D Henry Tampa, FL | Endocrinology | 32 | 11 | $14K |
| Antonio L Ocana Tampa, FL | Family Practice | 83 | 14 | $13K |
| Nadia Khoury Southgate, MI | Endocrinology | 39 | 17 | $13K |
| Chandravadan J Patel Tampa, FL | Internal Medicine | 52 | Under 11 | $13K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data