Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.6M
-11.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
15K
$379.19 per claim
Patients
3,431
3,943 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.6M
$1,622.80 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.6M for Octreotide Acetate in 2024, for 14,687 prescriptions and refills to 3,431 patients (down 11.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $379.19.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Octreotide Acetate in 2024: $572K for 1,305 claims, followed by California ($449K).
Tenzin K Sherpa, nurse practitioner in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Octreotide Acetate in 2024: 58 claims costing $107K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenzin K Sherpa New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 58 | 12 | $107K |
| Erin L Cline Iowa City, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 111 | 16 | $104K |
| Asma S Khan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,134 | 12,560 | 2,797 | $6.1M |
| 2023 | 3,443 | 13,157 | 3,037 | $6.3M |
| 2024 | 3,943 | 14,687 | 3,431 | $5.6M |
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 |
| 16 |
| Under 11 |
| $65K |
| Donald F Kirby Cleveland, OH | Gastroenterology | 138 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Steven Naymagon New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $40K |
| Shirley C Paski Cleveland, OH | Gastroenterology | 182 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Joseph G Parambil Cleveland, OH | Pulmonary Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Matthew J Dimagno East Lansing, MI | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Heather T Warren Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Lowell B Anthony Lexington, KY | Medical Oncology | 59 | 13 | $23K |
| Cristina Alvardo Nieves Ann Arbor, MI | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Matthew J Reilley Charlottesville, VA | Medical Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Rachael Young Lexington, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Farheen Saeed Fort Worth, TX | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Rodney F Pommier Portland, OR | Surgical Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Aileen L Chen Holmdel, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Robert W Schuman West Orange, NJ | Gastroenterology | 15 | Under 11 | $17K |
| John P Boudreaux Kenner, LA | General Surgery | 18 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Ryan D Gentzler Charlottesville, VA | Medical Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Sadia S Khan Montclair, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Angela K Pham Gainesville, FL | Gastroenterology | 35 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Fahad Zubair Pittsburgh, PA | Internal Medicine | 32 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Kelly P Martin Clairton, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 44 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Gladys P Dolor Carson City, NV | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Eghierhua A Ugheoke Huntsville, AL | Gastroenterology | 13 | Under 11 | $14K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mylan Instituti VTRS | 4,665 | $1.6M |
| App/Fresenius K | 2,001 | $1.3M |
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 3,126 | $999K |
| Fresenius Kabi | 2,007 | $730K |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 2,067 | $619K |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 537 | $220K |
| Sagent Pharmace | 111 | $49K |
| Fresenius-Premi | 176 | $24K |