Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.9M
-40.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
75K
$25.31 per claim
Patients
39K
25,430 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.9M
$48.61 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.9M for Techlite Pen Needle in 2024, for 75,089 prescriptions and refills to 39,101 patients (down 40.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $25.31.
Missouri had the highest Medicare cost for Techlite Pen Needle in 2024: $312K for 12,621 claims, followed by California ($249K).
Monika P Kapur, family practice in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Techlite Pen Needle in 2024: 101 claims costing $3,266.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monika P Kapur San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 101 | 82 | $3,266 |
| Junping Yang Saint Joseph, MO | Endocrinology | 59 | 30 | $2,364 |
| Darren M Allcock |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26,699 | 104,524 | 45,239 | $2.6M |
| 2023 | 30,042 | 126,059 | 53,687 | $3.2M |
| 2024 | 25,430 | 75,089 | 39,101 | $1.9M |
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 |
| 76 |
| 32 |
| $2,265 |
| Muhannad Al-Kilani Sikeston, MO | Endocrinology | 78 | 31 | $2,110 |
| Susana D'Amico Butler, MO | Endocrinology | 72 | 34 | $2,088 |
| Jennifer M Lavare Sidney, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 29 | $2,073 |
| Daniel C Szabat Charlotte, NC | Pharmacist | 47 | 22 | $1,947 |
| Christopher C Case Jefferson City, MO | Endocrinology | 49 | 23 | $1,921 |
| Roberta B Mansen Schenectady, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 71 | 32 | $1,865 |
| Anthony M Giglio Springfield, MO | Physician Assistant | 56 | 26 | $1,824 |
| Georgina Farrow Charlotte, NC | Pharmacist | 43 | 18 | $1,812 |
| Sherry X Zhou Saint Joseph, MO | Endocrinology | 54 | 22 | $1,789 |
| Micaela Furest Cataldo Winston Salem, NC | Pharmacist | 68 | 31 | $1,740 |
| Janet Stewart Cape Girardeau, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 66 | 27 | $1,739 |
| Dalgliesh D Thomas Dallas, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 78 | 44 | $1,708 |
| Lindi B Binder Moberly, MO | Physician Assistant | 60 | 18 | $1,651 |
| James D Lawrenzi Bates City, MO | Hospitalist | 66 | Under 11 | $1,628 |
| Teeranun Jirajariyavej Nipomo, CA | Endocrinology | 49 | 21 | $1,516 |
| Kimberly R Hayashi Huntersville, NC | Pharmacist | 32 | 13 | $1,505 |
| Rahul Thampi Cape Girardeau, MO | Internal Medicine | 48 | 19 | $1,458 |
| John R Dowling Horseheads, NY | Physician Assistant | 44 | 28 | $1,422 |
| Chuan-Hsin Chang San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 50 | 27 | $1,404 |
| Shaun A Ross Poplar Bluff, MO | Pediatric Medicine | 53 | 21 | $1,400 |
| David A Freeze Columbia, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 69 | 34 | $1,343 |
| Shivaprakash T Kudlapur Logan, OH | Internal Medicine | 50 | 22 | $1,301 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Arkray USA | 75,110 | $1.9M |