Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$72.2M
+11.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
894K
$80.72 per claim
Patients
349K
146,737 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$72.2M
$207.07 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $72.2M for Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle in 2024, for 894,122 prescriptions and refills to 348,531 patients (up 11.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $80.72.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle in 2024: $6.3M for 81,321 claims, followed by California ($5.6M).
Tom M Thomas, endocrinology in Webster, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle in 2024: 449 claims costing $38K.
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle is made by Embecta Corp. (EMBC), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bd Diabetes/Emb.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom M Thomas Webster, TX | Endocrinology | 449 | 170 | $38K |
| Mehdi Poorkay Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 264 | 134 | $34K |
| Edgar A German-Mena |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 135,849 | 794,874 | 307,770 | $62.5M |
| 2023 | 136,572 | 791,090 | 308,253 | $64.9M |
| 2024 | 146,737 | 894,122 | 348,531 | $72.2M |
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 |
| 317 |
| 114 |
| $34K |
| Mehul R Vora Orland Park, IL | Endocrinology | 266 | 117 | $33K |
| Philip A Goldberg New Haven, CT | Endocrinology | 268 | 114 | $31K |
| Vasdev Lohano Washington, IN | Endocrinology | 350 | 118 | $29K |
| Kevin D Hazard Springfield, IL | Endocrinology | 214 | 89 | $28K |
| Christopher C Case Jefferson City, MO | Endocrinology | 286 | 112 | $28K |
| Denise Joffe Bryn Mawr, PA | Endocrinology | 210 | 78 | $27K |
| Yun Feng New York, NY | Endocrinology | 403 | 148 | $26K |
| Sherilyn J Russell Grosse Pointe, MI | Endocrinology | 202 | 73 | $25K |
| Ann Forde Sterling Heights, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 155 | 68 | $24K |
| Anthony M Giglio Springfield, MO | Physician Assistant | 218 | 72 | $23K |
| Rachel E Hayes-Ueltschi Lexington, KY | Physician Assistant | 251 | 117 | $23K |
| Tipu Faiz M Saleem Lititz, PA | Endocrinology | 218 | 81 | $23K |
| 1982659660 | Endocrinology | 331 | 87 | $23K |
| Nirali Patel Modesto, CA | Endocrinology | 246 | 79 | $22K |
| Jose L Valenciaga Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 307 | 110 | $22K |
| Lucy Dey Joliet, IL | Endocrinology | 131 | 56 | $21K |
| Abbey L Modlin Des Moines, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 201 | 72 | $21K |
| Dayal D Raja New Hartford, NY | Endocrinology | 178 | 69 | $21K |
| Jennifer M Lavare Sidney, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 172 | 68 | $21K |
| Manav Batra Williamsville, NY | Endocrinology | 161 | 74 | $21K |
| Jamal Hammoud Flint, MI | Endocrinology | 204 | 101 | $21K |
| Anita Chaudhuri Niagara Falls, NY | Endocrinology | 210 | 64 | $20K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bd Diabetes/Emb EMBC | 894,433 | $72.2M |