Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$564.4M
+19.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
74K
$7,636.46 per claim
Patients
10K
7,421 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$564.5M
$55,711.74 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $564.4M for Taltz Autoinjector in 2024, for 73,903 prescriptions and refills to 10,130 patients (up 19.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $7,636.46.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Taltz Autoinjector in 2024: $50.3M for 6,533 claims, followed by New York ($40.9M).
Tien Q Nguyen, dermatology in Fountain Valley, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Taltz Autoinjector in 2024: 234 claims costing $1.6M.
Taltz Autoinjector is made by Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Eli Lilly & Co..
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tien Q Nguyen Fountain Valley, CA | Dermatology | 234 | 27 | $1.6M |
| Jamiel Ramos San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 181 | 37 | $1.4M |
| Jose R Gonzalez Chavez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,384 | 49,305 | 7,073 | $360.2M |
| 2023 | 6,391 | 61,550 | 8,487 | $474.3M |
| 2024 | 7,421 | 73,903 | 10,130 | $564.4M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 190 |
| 23 |
| $1.3M |
| Bassam Haddad Westlake, OH | Rheumatology | 110 | 16 | $833K |
| Brian A Reber Redding, CA | Physician Assistant | 117 | 11 | $820K |
| Matthew Axelrod Burlington, MA | Rheumatology | 110 | 17 | $805K |
| Rafael Velez San German, PR | Dermatology | 97 | 11 | $753K |
| Laura N Howe Greeley, CO | Rheumatology | 81 | 17 | $694K |
| Ricardo J Garcia Alemany Hialeah, FL | Rheumatology | 81 | Under 11 | $674K |
| Eddys Disla New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 75 | 18 | $663K |
| Peter T Demos Springfield, MA | Dermatology | 91 | 14 | $662K |
| Joseph Devich Jr. Pittsburgh, PA | Rheumatology | 90 | 13 | $621K |
| Norman Madsen Rochester, NY | Rheumatology | 90 | 12 | $608K |
| Jerry Bagel East Windsor, NJ | Dermatology | 85 | Under 11 | $592K |
| Tomas J Chao Woodstock, GA | Physician Assistant | 86 | Under 11 | $584K |
| Jeffrey M Sobell Chestnut Hill, MA | Dermatology | 77 | Under 11 | $574K |
| Rachel L Gross Plymouth, MA | Rheumatology | 70 | Under 11 | $572K |
| Brian J Stout Boston, MA | Rheumatology | 59 | 11 | $570K |
| 1598738262 | Rheumatology | 68 | 15 | $557K |
| Susan Mayne Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 80 | Under 11 | $548K |
| Erika R Stensen Durango, CO | Physician Assistant | 46 | Under 11 | $538K |
| Kevin M Crawford Seymour, IN | Dermatology | 73 | 11 | $537K |
| 1043515034 | Nurse Practitioner | 79 | Under 11 | $537K |
| Amarilis Torres Zephyrhills, FL | Rheumatology | 77 | Under 11 | $534K |
| Pedro Vendrell Ponce, PR | Dermatology | 73 | Under 11 | $526K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co. LLY | 73,919 | $564.5M |