Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.6M
-7.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,949
$819.63 per claim
Patients
415
352 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.6M
$3,849.30 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.6M for Qtern in 2024, for 1,949 prescriptions and refills to 415 patients (down 7.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $819.63.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Qtern in 2024: $461K for 800 claims, followed by South Carolina ($128K).
Silvia M Cuadra Mongalo, endocrinology in Port Orange, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Qtern in 2024: 117 claims costing $54K.
Qtern is made by AstraZeneca PLC (AZN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Astrazeneca.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvia M Cuadra Mongalo Port Orange, FL | Endocrinology | 117 | 16 | $54K |
| Khalid A Khan Fort Eustis, VA | Internal Medicine | 64 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Ketsia Celestin Louis |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 461 | 2,304 | 481 | $2.0M |
| 2023 | 381 | 1,952 | 421 | $1.7M |
| 2024 | 352 | 1,949 | 415 | $1.6M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 40 |
| 14 |
| $26K |
| Ashley N Briggs Palm Coast, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 54 | 12 | $23K |
| Gerald Miceli Ormond Beach, FL | Endocrinology | 44 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Kirstin Labell Palm Coast, FL | Family Practice | 38 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Alfonza McCollum Jr. Ormond Beach, FL | Family Practice | 36 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Mario Cucchiarella Port Orange, FL | Internal Medicine | 39 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Kyla Faille Ormond Beach, FL | Family Practice | 26 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Dhamayanthi Sivamohan Scottsburg, IN | Family Practice | 28 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Mahmoud El Banna Somerset, NJ | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Joanne D Saxour Port Orange, FL | Family Practice | 17 | Under 11 | $8,944 |
| Cheryl M Gardner Titusville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $8,548 |
| Jared H Mataska Graham, TX | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $8,383 |
| Kyle N Correll Daytona Beach, FL | Family Practice | 15 | Under 11 | $7,825 |
| Travis D Long Orange City, FL | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $7,457 |
| Moheen Suna-Sitto Twentynine Palms, CA | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $7,154 |
| Donna L Beeson Boise, ID | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $7,061 |
| Tina Tso Daytona Beach, FL | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $7,001 |
| Lori A Blackburn Morristown, TN | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $6,826 |
| John R Perkins Elk City, OK | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $6,826 |
| John Z Hall II Reidsville, NC | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $6,826 |
| Randall L Schaffner Vernon, TX | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $6,601 |
| Prem K Varma Melbourne, FL | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $6,598 |
| Jennipher S Hiester Raleigh, NC | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $6,509 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca AZN | 1,949 | $1.6M |