Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$58.5M
+116.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
134K
$436.20 per claim
Patients
51K
40,341 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$58.6M
$1,138.27 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $58.5M for Semglee (Yfgn) Pen in 2024, for 134,180 prescriptions and refills to 51,426 patients (up 116.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $436.20.
Wisconsin had the highest Medicare cost for Semglee (Yfgn) Pen in 2024: $7.7M for 15,510 claims, followed by California ($5.1M).
Shankar S Bettadahalli, endocrinology in Marshfield, WI, had the highest Medicare cost for Semglee (Yfgn) Pen in 2024: 352 claims costing $247K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar S Bettadahalli Marshfield, WI | Endocrinology | 352 | 101 | $247K |
| Lisa M Gowey-Fischer Hayward, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 251 | 68 | $149K |
| Odette Morgan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,122 | 12,328 | 5,933 | $4.0M |
| 2023 | 17,214 | 65,141 | 23,208 | $27.0M |
| 2024 | 40,341 | 134,180 | 51,426 | $58.5M |
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 |
| 205 |
| 53 |
| $130K |
| Ram D Pathak Marshfield, WI | Endocrinology | 240 | 73 | $123K |
| Michael T Sheehan Weston, WI | Endocrinology | 164 | 46 | $101K |
| Kent E Ray Eau Claire, WI | Endocrinology | 158 | 48 | $93K |
| Michael Racine Roseburg, OR | Endocrinology | 170 | 38 | $87K |
| Lucy M Ortega Medford, OR | Physician Assistant | 118 | 39 | $84K |
| Ashley E St Clair Wausau, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 143 | 38 | $83K |
| Bharathi Raju Saint Louis, MO | Endocrinology | 119 | 40 | $82K |
| Patrick W Clyde Roseburg, OR | Endocrinology | 109 | 38 | $63K |
| John T Gallen Medford, OR | Endocrinology | 89 | 25 | $63K |
| Wendy J Mattlin Wausau, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 77 | 23 | $61K |
| Yusuf Kasirye Park Falls, WI | Internal Medicine | 95 | 19 | $59K |
| Kimberly L Waller Grants Pass, OR | Physician Assistant | 118 | 35 | $57K |
| Patrick P Litonjua Janesville, WI | Endocrinology | 59 | 15 | $51K |
| Summaya A Latif Medford, OR | Internal Medicine | 66 | 16 | $50K |
| Ralph P Eccles Klamath Falls, OR | Family Practice | 57 | 22 | $49K |
| Steven Newhall Medford, OR | Physician Assistant | 78 | 20 | $49K |
| Abigail Lewis Wisconsin Rapids, WI | Family Practice | 94 | 20 | $48K |
| Becky J Ganz Saint Louis, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 78 | 18 | $48K |
| Louay O Danial Park Falls, WI | Family Practice | 62 | 15 | $47K |
| Muhammad S Haleem Marshfield, WI | Internal Medicine | 69 | 18 | $46K |
| Aron S Adkins Eau Claire, WI | Endocrinology | 55 | 15 | $43K |
| Scott A Sordahl Rice Lake, WI | Internal Medicine | 73 | 18 | $43K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data