Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.4M
+6.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
21K
$164.21 per claim
Patients
7,773
5,702 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.4M
$434.60 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.4M for True Comfort Safety Pen Needle in 2024, for 20,573 prescriptions and refills to 7,773 patients (up 6.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $164.21.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for True Comfort Safety Pen Needle in 2024: $886K for 6,403 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($387K).
Victoria G Stella, family practice in Temple, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for True Comfort Safety Pen Needle in 2024: 118 claims costing $19K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria G Stella Temple, PA | Family Practice | 118 | 26 | $19K |
| Andrew Harp Little Rock, AR | Pharmacist | 132 | 20 | $19K |
| Neng Lee |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,114 | 15,101 | 7,996 | $3.2M |
| 2024 | 5,702 | 20,573 | 7,773 | $3.4M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
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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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 125 |
| 59 |
| $18K |
| Megan K Sporre Wyomissing, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | 11 | $13K |
| Joseph M Moore Tulsa, OK | Internal Medicine | 88 | 11 | $12K |
| Paul W Hlavinka Bethlehem, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 88 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Coleen S Acevedo West Reading, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 47 | Under 11 | $8,267 |
| Dennis S Blackstad Broken Arrow, OK | Family Practice | 56 | Under 11 | $7,574 |
| Leah M Weidner Mahanoy City, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 28 | Under 11 | $7,544 |
| 1952915258 | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | Under 11 | $7,201 |
| Florentino Valdez Corcoran, CA | Physician Assistant | 64 | 16 | $7,196 |
| Mohammed M Rahman Elmhurst, NY | Internal Medicine | 53 | 22 | $6,838 |
| Yasmine Elamir Jersey City, NJ | Internal Medicine | 30 | Under 11 | $6,590 |
| Luis A Vasquez New York, NY | Legal Medicine | 59 | 15 | $6,553 |
| Sushma Bhusal Little Rock, AR | Nephrology | 14 | Under 11 | $6,546 |
| Lasharon C Tubbs Little Rock, AR | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $6,546 |
| Jonathan A Moseley Torrington, CT | Internal Medicine | 62 | Under 11 | $6,437 |
| Cheryl R Stimson Dumas, AR | Pharmacist | 38 | 17 | $6,433 |
| Jeannie Stephen Gilbertsville, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | Under 11 | $6,340 |
| Anatoliy Velikodanov Milwaukee, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $6,323 |
| Byung Geun Kim Glendale, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | 11 | $6,306 |
| Qudsia Banu Jamaica, NY | Internal Medicine | 50 | 14 | $6,209 |
| Aparna Sharma Reno, NV | Nephrology | 13 | Under 11 | $5,870 |
| Javier A Saenz La Joya, TX | Family Practice | 46 | 20 | $5,648 |
| Ashley Allen Conway, AR | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $5,590 |
| Spending |
|---|
| Home Aide Diagn | 20,575 | $3.4M |