Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.9M
-30.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,340
$2,934.29 per claim
Patients
226
199 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.9M
$17,397.98 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.9M for Nutropin Aq Nuspin in 2024, for 1,340 prescriptions and refills to 226 patients (down 30.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,934.29.
Michigan had the highest Medicare cost for Nutropin Aq Nuspin in 2024: $840K for 156 claims, followed by California ($733K).
Mumtaz George, internal medicine in Royal Oak, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Nutropin Aq Nuspin in 2024: 11 claims costing $573K.
Nutropin Aq Nuspin is made by Roche Holding AG (ROG.SW), listed in the Medicare spending data as Genentech, Inc..
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumtaz George Royal Oak, MI | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $573K |
| Opada Alzohaili Dearborn, MI | Endocrinology | 79 | 12 | $141K |
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| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 207 | 1,248 | 205 | $4.6M |
| 2023 | 291 | 1,777 | 346 | $5.7M |
| 2024 | 199 | 1,340 | 226 | $3.9M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $92K |
| Molly Morrissey Berkeley, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 65 | 15 | $84K |
| Lewis S Blevins Jr. San Francisco, CA | Endocrinology | 48 | 11 | $81K |
| Carlos E Araya Orlando, FL | Nephrology | 11 | Under 11 | $63K |
| Julia J Chang Stanford, CA | Endocrinology | 29 | Under 11 | $57K |
| Jennifer Mercado Seattle, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Anna R Boron Phoenix, AZ | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $51K |
| Suman Jana Cincinnati, OH | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Iyad Syoufi Scottsdale, AZ | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $45K |
| Ayman Elkadry Huntington, WV | Endocrinology | 16 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Ann M Samuel Celebration, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Adeela N Ansari Elk Grove, CA | Endocrinology | 25 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Gregory D Borowski Scranton, PA | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Kyle L Gummelt Dallas, TX | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Marco M de Santis Newark, OH | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Rachel L Hopkins Syracuse, NY | Endocrinology | 27 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Reem H Raafat Hollywood, FL | Pediatric Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Ashok Kadambi Fort Wayne, IN | Endocrinology | 16 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Mim I Mulford Mission Viejo, CA | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $25K |
| H S Beyer Fort Wayne, IN | Endocrinology | 18 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Pramod K Tripathi Mechanicsburg, PA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Sabita Moktan Sheikhai Las Vegas, NV | Endocrinology | 14 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Teodor Duro Fairfield, CA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $19K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Genentech, Inc. ROG.SW | 1,340 | $3.9M |