Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$560.9M
+14.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
514K
$1,091.57 per claim
Patients
134K
63,582 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$561.2M
$4,175.68 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $560.9M for Toujeo Max Solostar in 2024, for 513,856 prescriptions and refills to 134,329 patients (up 14.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,091.57.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Toujeo Max Solostar in 2024: $57.2M for 53,479 claims, followed by Florida ($35.9M).
Ronald B Villanueva, endocrinology in Lakewood, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Toujeo Max Solostar in 2024: 519 claims costing $719K.
Toujeo Max Solostar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald B Villanueva Lakewood, NJ | Endocrinology | 519 | 168 | $719K |
| Jennifer M Argumedo San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 390 | 107 | $506K |
| Mohammed R Alnajjar |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 43,201 | 306,897 | 79,354 | $356.5M |
| 2023 | 52,599 | 407,708 | 106,206 | $488.5M |
| 2024 | 63,582 | 513,856 | 134,329 | $560.9M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 339 |
| 121 |
| $483K |
| Babak Pazooki Joliet, IL | Endocrinology | 269 | 86 | $480K |
| Michael B Wiseman Oak Ridge, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 398 | 90 | $457K |
| Shahed Quyyumi Staten Island, NY | Endocrinology | 432 | 136 | $444K |
| Carlos M Martinez Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Endocrinology | 460 | 103 | $433K |
| Jerome E Thurman Saint Charles, MO | Endocrinology | 364 | 99 | $415K |
| Susan K Murry Bryan, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 262 | 78 | $384K |
| Jessica Goettl Louisville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 212 | 68 | $377K |
| Miguel A Parilo Dayton, OH | Endocrinology | 351 | 111 | $365K |
| Rita A Halac Michigan City, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 207 | 55 | $347K |
| Amanda L Hunter Joplin, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 305 | 68 | $338K |
| Jennifer M Amaral Ramos Corpus Christi, TX | Endocrinology | 207 | 65 | $338K |
| Clay L Hill Lake Charles, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 256 | 69 | $337K |
| Abdul Al-Kassab Rochester Hills, MI | Endocrinology | 230 | 91 | $333K |
| Shannah Wick Spartanburg, SC | Physician Assistant | 255 | 69 | $332K |
| Paula Szczepanczyk Kokomo, IN | Endocrinology | 208 | 63 | $328K |
| Karen B Mayo Aliquippa, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 214 | 46 | $328K |
| Dana E Rich Des Moines, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 218 | 34 | $304K |
| Timothy Daniel Pearland, TX | Internal Medicine | 266 | 75 | $300K |
| Constantin Carseli Norwich, CT | Endocrinology | 148 | 42 | $284K |
| Leah P Barbee Milledgeville, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 187 | 65 | $274K |
| Andrea D Coley Heavener, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 205 | 35 | $269K |
| Kalyani Regeti North Port, FL | Endocrinology | 191 | 89 | $265K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-Aventis SNY | 514,108 | $561.2M |