Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$751K
-47.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
35K
$21.35 per claim
Patients
14K
11,149 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$751K
$53.48 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $751K for Trueplus Insulin Syringe in 2024, for 35,182 prescriptions and refills to 14,046 patients (down 47.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $21.35.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Trueplus Insulin Syringe in 2024: $163K for 9,105 claims, followed by California ($87K).
Sepehr Golboo, geriatric medicine in Laguna Hills, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Trueplus Insulin Syringe in 2024: 158 claims costing $3,809.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepehr Golboo Laguna Hills, CA | Geriatric Medicine | 158 | 32 | $3,809 |
| Mahmuda A Alam Glendale, CA | Hospice and Palliative Care | 137 | 17 | $2,886 |
| Pablo J Robles Cortes |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18,261 | 66,164 | 24,244 | $1.5M |
| 2023 | 17,191 | 61,221 | 22,351 | $1.4M |
| 2024 | 11,149 | 35,182 | 14,046 | $751K |
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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.
| General Practice |
| 145 |
| 17 |
| $2,432 |
| Raul Acosta Yauco, PR | General Practice | 128 | 29 | $2,348 |
| Ismael Toro Grajales Bayamon, PR | Geriatric Medicine | 83 | 17 | $1,900 |
| Ramon A Sosa Garcia Cabo Rojo, PR | General Practice | 153 | 18 | $1,776 |
| Lissette E Perez Comerio, PR | General Practice | 63 | 18 | $1,717 |
| Hector Naranjo Lopez Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Family Practice | 164 | 22 | $1,642 |
| Nestor R Frontera-Tacoronte Guanica, PR | General Practice | 78 | 15 | $1,478 |
| Javier Ricardo Hialeah, FL | General Practice | 119 | 13 | $1,346 |
| Douglas S Ray Phoenix, AZ | Family Practice | 31 | 12 | $1,304 |
| Cecilio Douglas Campbell Miami, FL | General Practice | 88 | Under 11 | $1,280 |
| Edmond Petrossian Mission Hills, CA | Family Practice | 48 | 13 | $1,251 |
| Wilfred Gomez Saldana Canovanas, PR | Family Practice | 40 | 13 | $1,245 |
| Milford Torres Lopez Bayamon, PR | General Practice | 73 | 14 | $1,215 |
| Jose A Ayala Sr. Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 74 | 18 | $1,190 |
| Pablo Pastrana Aguas Buenas, PR | General Practice | 59 | 11 | $1,107 |
| Juan A de la Rosa Vega Baja, PR | General Practice | 85 | 18 | $1,101 |
| Marcos A Farinacci Mercado Rio Piedras, PR | General Practice | 64 | 12 | $1,098 |
| Victor M Simons Canovanas, PR | General Practice | 63 | 17 | $1,058 |
| Miguel A Velazquez Valle Gurabo, PR | Family Medicine | 57 | 20 | $1,048 |
| Agnes L Lopez Colon Carolina, PU | Internal Medicine | 39 | 13 | $1,000 |
| Iris M Grau San Lorenzo, PR | Family Practice | 33 | Under 11 | $981 |
| Carmen N Franceschini Pascual Guayanilla, PR | Internal Medicine | 58 | Under 11 | $966 |
| Sam S Nuthalapaty Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $942 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Nipro Diag/Triv | 35,191 | $751K |