Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$85.5M
-83.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
370K
$230.86 per claim
Patients
111K
54,373 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$85.5M
$768.07 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $85.5M for Novolog in 2024, for 370,286 prescriptions and refills to 111,294 patients (down 83.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $230.86.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Novolog in 2024: $8.7M for 36,586 claims, followed by New York ($5.3M).
Michael Valitutto, internal medicine in Kalamazoo, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Novolog in 2024: 289 claims costing $115K.
Novolog is made by Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk-Wa.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Valitutto Kalamazoo, MI | Internal Medicine | 289 | 91 | $115K |
| Victor L Roberts Lake Mary, FL | Endocrinology | 178 | 51 | $97K |
| Joanne Langton |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 76,787 | 633,697 | 155,024 | $522.7M |
| 2023 | 72,017 | 585,389 | 148,890 | $518.2M |
| 2024 | 54,373 | 370,286 | 111,294 | $85.5M |
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 225 |
| 55 |
| $90K |
| Hisham A Alrefai Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 201 | 79 | $83K |
| Mallika Thiruppathi Columbus, GA | Internal Medicine | 203 | 68 | $81K |
| Courtney D Conkin Johnson City, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 221 | 62 | $78K |
| Kalpana Reddy Richmond Hill, NY | Endocrinology | 382 | 79 | $75K |
| James R Thrasher Little Rock, AR | Internal Medicine | 240 | 55 | $70K |
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 272 | 54 | $69K |
| Ralph Oiknine Chesterfield, MO | Endocrinology | 162 | 53 | $69K |
| Sergio Chang Figueroa Madisonville, KY | Endocrinology | 192 | 46 | $68K |
| Stephan Kowalyk Greensburg, PA | Endocrinology | 266 | 55 | $68K |
| Marcelo V Bendix Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 291 | 61 | $68K |
| Harold J Miller Hammond, LA | Endocrinology | 300 | 54 | $66K |
| Rauf Baba Dyersburg, TN | Endocrinology | 265 | 58 | $63K |
| Misty Gilliland Chattanooga, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 155 | 47 | $63K |
| Ryan C Kennedy Bristol, TN | Endocrinology | 119 | 31 | $59K |
| Arelis M Madera Port Charlotte, FL | Endocrinology | 109 | 48 | $58K |
| Edgar A German-Mena Hialeah, FL | Internal Medicine | 255 | 57 | $57K |
| Jamie H Moses Chattanooga, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 90 | 29 | $56K |
| Danielle Emery Port Charlotte, FL | Physician Assistant | 95 | 42 | $55K |
| Ashley Williams Plattsburgh, NY | Physician Assistant | 105 | 34 | $53K |
| Ralph M Cincinnati Wyomissing, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 101 | 35 | $51K |
| Kashif A Latif Bartlett, TN | Endocrinology | 119 | 47 | $51K |
| Tracey E Wiley Chambersburg, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 130 | 37 | $50K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data