Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$66.8M
-80.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
242K
$276.58 per claim
Patients
59K
40,265 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$66.9M
$1,139.78 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $66.8M for Novolog Mix 70-30 Flexpen in 2024, for 241,657 prescriptions and refills to 58,637 patients (down 80.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $276.58.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Novolog Mix 70-30 Flexpen in 2024: $6.6M for 24,900 claims, followed by New York ($5.8M).
Stella Ilyayeva, internal medicine in Rego Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Novolog Mix 70-30 Flexpen in 2024: 702 claims costing $127K.
Novolog Mix 70-30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 702 | 176 | $127K |
| Willie C Teo Ong Brownsville, TX | Endocrinology | 227 | 79 | $125K |
| Mohamed F Zeitoun |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 45,536 | 297,286 | 65,895 | $357.7M |
| 2023 | 43,187 | 272,184 | 62,132 | $335.0M |
| 2024 | 40,265 | 241,657 | 58,637 | $66.8M |
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 251 |
| 73 |
| $107K |
| Fidel H Henriquez Pembroke Pines, FL | Endocrinology | 250 | 86 | $93K |
| Berhane Seyoum Detroit, MI | Endocrinology | 319 | 82 | $88K |
| Matthew R Hager Greenville, NC | Endocrinology | 223 | 45 | $86K |
| Enrique J Griego McAllen, TX | Family Practice | 295 | 86 | $82K |
| Iraklii Buziashvili Brooklyn, NY | Endocrinology | 348 | 82 | $80K |
| Tooraj Zahedi Forest Hills, NY | Endocrinology | 292 | 80 | $76K |
| 1982659660 | Endocrinology | 270 | 38 | $75K |
| Nihad Muhrez Merrillville, IN | Endocrinology | 82 | 27 | $75K |
| Nicholas Shelley Fort Myers, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 150 | 52 | $75K |
| Kandaswamy Jayaraj Beaumont, TX | Endocrinology | 207 | 70 | $73K |
| Sheryl Sparlin Bangor, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 114 | 34 | $72K |
| Lisa L Young Ocala, FL | Endocrinology | 168 | 39 | $68K |
| Anan A Faidi Stockton, CA | Internal Medicine | 204 | 43 | $61K |
| Anant Jeet Lorain, OH | Endocrinology | 217 | 53 | $61K |
| Rishi Raj Pikeville, KY | Endocrinology | 243 | 55 | $60K |
| Stacy L Congdon Johnson City, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 121 | 41 | $59K |
| Ratnasiri Gunawardena Norfolk, VA | Endocrinology | 148 | 37 | $59K |
| Michael J Page Carrington, ND | Family Practice | 183 | 26 | $58K |
| Danielle Mejias Binghamton, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 158 | 44 | $57K |
| Gabriella M Cardoza Dartmouth, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 177 | 44 | $56K |
| Anju Verma Germantown, MD | Endocrinology | 136 | 33 | $54K |
| Michael W Lin San Gabriel, CA | Endocrinology | 232 | 43 | $53K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data