Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.3M
+28.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
213K
$86.14 per claim
Patients
90K
60,766 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$18.3M
$203.80 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.3M for Ultra-Fine Micro Pen Needle in 2024, for 212,546 prescriptions and refills to 89,837 patients (up 28.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $86.14.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ultra-Fine Micro Pen Needle in 2024: $1.5M for 19,297 claims, followed by Florida ($1.3M).
Katarzyna Sadurska, endocrinology in Bangor, ME, had the highest Medicare cost for Ultra-Fine Micro Pen Needle in 2024: 169 claims costing $25K.
Ultra-Fine Micro Pen Needle is made by Embecta Corp. (EMBC), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bd Diabetes/Emb.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katarzyna Sadurska Bangor, ME | Endocrinology | 169 | 52 | $25K |
| Milad Abusag Poland, OH | Endocrinology | 190 | 89 | $22K |
| Monika P Kapur |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 42,963 | 127,704 | 57,644 | $10.7M |
| 2023 | 49,719 | 158,688 | 68,901 | $14.2M |
| 2024 | 60,766 | 212,546 | 89,837 | $18.3M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 174 |
| 138 |
| $18K |
| Anant Jeet Lorain, OH | Endocrinology | 176 | 67 | $17K |
| Matvey Brokhin Brooklyn, NY | Endocrinology | 149 | 31 | $14K |
| Rennette T Bulatao Las Vegas, NV | Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 39 | $13K |
| Brian S Stevens Lorain, OH | Physician Assistant | 164 | 58 | $13K |
| Jill D Felder Steubenville, OH | Endocrinology | 100 | 39 | $12K |
| Eugenio Angueira-Serrano Miami, FL | Endocrinology | 169 | 59 | $12K |
| Samuel L Dengler New London, CT | Endocrinology | 65 | 40 | $12K |
| Rachel M Collins Conway, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 61 | 27 | $11K |
| Shashpal Punshi Huntersville, NC | Endocrinology | 71 | 36 | $11K |
| Kyle Rosenstein Lexington, KY | Hospitalist | 72 | 26 | $9,498 |
| Ramasita C Pisipati Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 221 | 41 | $9,446 |
| Heather K Heutsche Poland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 85 | 44 | $9,105 |
| Anita Chaudhuri Niagara Falls, NY | Endocrinology | 77 | 33 | $8,808 |
| Christopher Coakley Plymouth, MA | Endocrinology | 57 | 22 | $8,338 |
| Isaiah Pittman IV Terre Haute, IN | Endocrinology | 89 | 32 | $8,248 |
| Ajay Varanasi St Petersburg, FL | Endocrinology | 64 | 32 | $7,858 |
| Vijay Joshi Bristol, CT | Endocrinology | 67 | 23 | $7,684 |
| Jonathan S Sagum Louisville, KY | Endocrinology | 59 | 26 | $7,101 |
| Fatima Jalil Farmington, CT | Endocrinology | 49 | 23 | $7,020 |
| Rod Marianne C Arceo-Mendoza Maywood, IL | Endocrinology | 57 | 29 | $6,986 |
| Seth N Braunstein Wilmington, NC | Endocrinology | 57 | 22 | $6,818 |
| Debbie L Walker Boardman, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 53 | 25 | $6,795 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bd Diabetes/Emb EMBC | 212,615 | $18.3M |