Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.2M
-13.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
10K
$712.39 per claim
Patients
2,321
1,374 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$7.2M
$3,117.19 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.2M for V-Go 20 in 2024, for 10,156 prescriptions and refills to 2,321 patients (down 13.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $712.39.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for V-Go 20 in 2024: $1.7M for 2,321 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($582K).
William F Trigoso, endocrinology in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for V-Go 20 in 2024: 219 claims costing $121K.
V-Go 20 is made by MannKind Corporation (MNKD), listed in the Medicare spending data as Mannkind Corpor.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William F Trigoso San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 219 | 63 | $121K |
| David N Pickering Parkersburg, WV | Internal Medicine | 135 | 28 | $82K |
| Irielle L Banks |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,534 | 12,088 | 2,716 | $7.9M |
| 2023 | 1,519 | 11,583 | 2,764 | $8.4M |
| 2024 | 1,374 | 10,156 | 2,321 | $7.2M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 93 |
| 24 |
| $68K |
| Kimberly N Clovis Virginia Beach, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 91 | 19 | $65K |
| Jacob Vadakekalam San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 104 | 37 | $62K |
| Diana V Huckaby San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 99 | 25 | $62K |
| David R Sutton Jr. Jacksonville, FL | Endocrinology | 95 | 18 | $61K |
| Muhammad I Choudhry Weatherford, TX | Endocrinology | 83 | 21 | $60K |
| Shreya Parikh Sugar Land, TX | Endocrinology | 81 | 18 | $57K |
| Maria Renela G Suller Midlothian, TX | Endocrinology | 63 | 16 | $54K |
| Mallika Thiruppathi Columbus, GA | Internal Medicine | 78 | 22 | $53K |
| Kamala Rajupet Natrona Heights, PA | Endocrinology | 79 | 18 | $50K |
| Bantwal S Baliga Opelika, AL | Endocrinology | 55 | 26 | $38K |
| Stephan Kowalyk Greensburg, PA | Endocrinology | 60 | 13 | $38K |
| Ronnie A Mohammed Lebanon, PA | Endocrinology | 39 | 13 | $38K |
| Laura M Matrana New Orleans, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 68 | 15 | $37K |
| Delia Garcia San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 57 | 19 | $36K |
| Michael Valitutto Kalamazoo, MI | Internal Medicine | 43 | 13 | $36K |
| Muhammad S Siddiqui McKinney, TX | Endocrinology | 29 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Judy A Barzey Lutz, FL | Endocrinology | 30 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Shunzhong S Bao Little Rock, AR | Endocrinology | 60 | 13 | $34K |
| Tina M Copple San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 60 | 12 | $32K |
| Suzanne M Figurski Wheeling, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 46 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Geraldo A Saavedra Whitehall, PA | Endocrinology | 61 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Daniel S Tung Houston, TX | Endocrinology | 29 | Under 11 | $30K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mannkind Corpor MNKD | 10,156 | $7.2M |