Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$318.8M
-83.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.5M
$214.96 per claim
Patients
479K
164,907 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$318.9M
$665.03 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $318.8M for Novolog Flexpen in 2024, for 1,483,144 prescriptions and refills to 479,389 patients (down 83.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $214.96.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Novolog Flexpen in 2024: $26.2M for 131,454 claims, followed by Florida ($22.4M).
Vishal Bhatia, endocrinology in Evansville, IN, had the highest Medicare cost for Novolog Flexpen in 2024: 438 claims costing $300K.
Novolog Flexpen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishal Bhatia Evansville, IN | Endocrinology | 438 | 208 | $300K |
| Abdul Al-Kassab Rochester Hills, MI | Endocrinology | 558 | 230 | $244K |
| Ann Forde Sterling Heights, MI |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 187,445 | 2,087,781 | 567,170 | $1.84B |
| 2023 | 191,266 | 2,117,793 | 588,201 | $1.87B |
| 2024 | 164,907 | 1,483,144 | 479,389 | $318.8M |
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 |
| 370 |
| 185 |
| $167K |
| Michael S Vavrik Carrollton, GA | Endocrinology | 348 | 103 | $154K |
| Misty Gilliland Chattanooga, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 385 | 122 | $153K |
| Farah R Dawood-Farah Rochester Hills, MI | Endocrinology | 280 | 115 | $151K |
| Hemlata Moturi Pittsburgh, PA | Endocrinology | 331 | 132 | $151K |
| Jennifer M Lavare Sidney, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 382 | 144 | $140K |
| Anthony M Giglio Springfield, MO | Physician Assistant | 474 | 126 | $133K |
| Jane M Bridges Vincennes, IN | Family Practice | 465 | 140 | $133K |
| Shahid Muhammad Houston, TX | Endocrinology | 456 | 125 | $133K |
| Stacy L Congdon Johnson City, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 273 | 104 | $131K |
| Mehdi Poorkay Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 343 | 150 | $129K |
| Monica G Robles Anniston, AL | Endocrinology | 454 | 177 | $128K |
| Oberto Torres Rafael Miami, FL | Endocrinology | 820 | 171 | $125K |
| Dennis Roy M Ferrer Shenandoah, TX | Endocrinology | 475 | 161 | $124K |
| Nadia Khoury Southgate, MI | Endocrinology | 317 | 149 | $123K |
| Eugenio Angueira-Serrano Miami, FL | Endocrinology | 699 | 182 | $121K |
| Samar R Sankari Charleston, WV | Endocrinology | 340 | 121 | $121K |
| Bobby Johnson Huntsville, AL | Endocrinology | 307 | 109 | $121K |
| Courtney D Conkin Johnson City, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 299 | 114 | $119K |
| Mahmood F Moosa Monroe, MI | Endocrinology | 352 | 154 | $116K |
| Jaweed Akhter Beaumont, TX | Endocrinology | 412 | 135 | $113K |
| Romana Kanta Brooklyn, NY | Endocrinology | 364 | 146 | $112K |
| Jamie T Miller Madisonville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 398 | 127 | $110K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data