Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$300.1M
-0.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
273K
$1,097.93 per claim
Patients
59K
29,391 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$300.2M
$5,047.51 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $300.1M for Soliqua 100-33 in 2024, for 273,306 prescriptions and refills to 59,452 patients (down 0.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,097.93.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Soliqua 100-33 in 2024: $31.7M for 27,957 claims, followed by Florida ($28.6M).
Stephan Kowalyk, endocrinology in Greensburg, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Soliqua 100-33 in 2024: 1,020 claims costing $1.1M.
Soliqua 100-33 is made by Sanofi (SNY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sanofi-Aventis.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephan Kowalyk Greensburg, PA | Endocrinology | 1,020 | 184 | $1.1M |
| Marcelo V Bendix Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 669 | 160 | $731K |
| Kelly Roberts |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23,590 | 198,032 | 44,686 | $215.9M |
| 2023 | 27,736 | 263,697 | 59,542 | $302.9M |
| 2024 | 29,391 | 273,306 | 59,452 | $300.1M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 621 |
| 119 |
| $665K |
| Tom M Thomas Webster, TX | Endocrinology | 480 | 99 | $503K |
| Madhuri Devdhar Bedford, TX | Endocrinology | 280 | 85 | $476K |
| Mark C Johnson Mason City, IA | Endocrinology | 475 | 68 | $435K |
| Kristen Rider Festus, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 352 | 83 | $405K |
| Timothy Daniel Pearland, TX | Internal Medicine | 356 | 80 | $391K |
| Mohammad R Azad Greenville, NC | Endocrinology | 365 | 88 | $378K |
| Lane M Frey Thibodaux, LA | Endocrinology | 313 | 82 | $358K |
| Amy E Scanlon Deptford, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 232 | 63 | $358K |
| Lee N Metchick Deland, FL | Endocrinology | 205 | 79 | $354K |
| Ameya Hodarkar Burlington, MA | Endocrinology | 310 | 78 | $343K |
| Hannah Campbell Sebring, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 287 | 73 | $301K |
| Linda B Barton Asheville, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 266 | 63 | $301K |
| Kristin Ryan Arlington Heights, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 226 | 61 | $297K |
| Liliana Pitu Winston Salem, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 227 | 55 | $295K |
| Muhammad I Choudhry Weatherford, TX | Endocrinology | 219 | 59 | $290K |
| Bethany A Jackson Florence, AL | Endocrinology | 294 | 80 | $290K |
| Madhavi Gaddam Denton, TX | Endocrinology | 234 | 55 | $271K |
| Lyle C Myers Lexington, KY | Endocrinology | 221 | 47 | $269K |
| Pooja S Pothiwala Venice, FL | Endocrinology | 187 | 52 | $266K |
| Reilly W Coch Ithaca, NY | Endocrinology | 214 | 51 | $257K |
| Tiffanie B Villasana Houston, TX | Physician Assistant | 255 | 51 | $247K |
| Oberto Torres Rafael Miami, FL | Endocrinology | 261 | 44 | $245K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-Aventis SNY | 273,407 | $300.2M |