Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.5M
-5.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
11K
$427.21 per claim
Patients
2,923
2,677 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.5M
$1,548.38 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.5M for Qnasl in 2024, for 10,597 prescriptions and refills to 2,923 patients (down 5.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $427.21.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Qnasl in 2024: $537K for 1,279 claims, followed by California ($520K).
Timothy J McLaughlin, otolaryngology in Honolulu, HI, had the highest Medicare cost for Qnasl in 2024: 121 claims costing $40K.
Qnasl is made by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA), listed in the Medicare spending data as Teva Specialty.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy J McLaughlin Honolulu, HI | Otolaryngology | 121 | 20 | $40K |
| Shefali I Shah Long Beach, NY | Otolaryngology | 83 | 45 | $24K |
| Jason B Karp Lake Success, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,039 | 12,334 | 3,370 | $5.1M |
| 2023 | 2,710 | 10,982 | 2,970 | $4.8M |
| 2024 | 2,677 | 10,597 | 2,923 | $4.5M |
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.
| Pulmonary Disease |
| 49 |
| 22 |
| $23K |
| Christina D Schwindt Mision Viejo, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 28 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Christopher A Smith Horseheads, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 27 | 11 | $16K |
| Richard W Blake Wasilla, AK | Physician Assistant | 25 | 13 | $14K |
| Jason C Trusty Charleston, WV | Physician Assistant | 34 | 19 | $14K |
| Jigisha P Morosky Enfield, CT | Allergy/ Immunology | 24 | Under 11 | $12K |
| William Drake III Mountainside, NJ | Otolaryngology | 28 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Ridhu C Burton Lansing, MI | Allergy/ Immunology | 17 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Doron J Ber Waterford, CT | Allergy/ Immunology | 24 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Gary A Weinstock Great Neck, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 19 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Faith R Huang Mission Viejo, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 24 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Kris G McGrath Chicago, IL | Allergy/ Immunology | 12 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Melissa A Shrewsbury Princeton, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Terry J Reardon Pawleys Island, SC | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Michael T McAvoy Saginaw, MI | Allergy/ Immunology | 19 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Frederick M Detorres Muskegon, MI | Allergy/ Immunology | 34 | Under 11 | $9,979 |
| Russell D Briggs Austin, TX | Otolaryngology | 15 | Under 11 | $9,464 |
| Shelby R Hein Bellingham, WA | Family Practice | 15 | Under 11 | $8,775 |
| Heather N Bumgardner Port Wentworth, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $8,694 |
| Boris Bentsianov Brooklyn, NY | Otolaryngology | 31 | Under 11 | $8,674 |
| Amy R Ellingson Willmar, MN | Allergy/ Immunology | 12 | Under 11 | $8,639 |
| John D Gordon Corning, NY | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $8,225 |
| Robert M Zemble Allentown, PA | Allergy/ Immunology | 11 | Under 11 | $8,136 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva Specialty TEVA | 10,598 | $4.5M |