Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.6M
-14.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
9,180
$714.66 per claim
Patients
2,146
1,374 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.6M
$3,057.35 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.6M for V-Go 30 in 2024, for 9,180 prescriptions and refills to 2,146 patients (down 14.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $714.66.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for V-Go 30 in 2024: $1.4M for 1,943 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($457K).
David N Pickering, internal medicine in Parkersburg, WV, had the highest Medicare cost for V-Go 30 in 2024: 144 claims costing $98K.
V-Go 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David N Pickering Parkersburg, WV | Internal Medicine | 144 | 29 | $98K |
| Bantwal S Baliga Opelika, AL | Endocrinology | 111 | 50 | $75K |
| William F Trigoso |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,566 | 11,844 | 2,675 | $7.7M |
| 2023 | 1,499 | 10,594 | 2,480 | $7.7M |
| 2024 | 1,374 | 9,180 | 2,146 | $6.6M |
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 137 |
| 38 |
| $70K |
| Mallika Thiruppathi Columbus, GA | Internal Medicine | 78 | 37 | $64K |
| Tracey E Wiley Chambersburg, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 70 | 12 | $56K |
| Daniel S Tung Houston, TX | Endocrinology | 84 | 15 | $56K |
| Muhammad I Choudhry Weatherford, TX | Endocrinology | 80 | 25 | $54K |
| Shreya Parikh Sugar Land, TX | Endocrinology | 68 | 19 | $53K |
| Renee C Chisum San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 86 | 15 | $50K |
| Laura M Matrana New Orleans, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 15 | $46K |
| Michael Valitutto Kalamazoo, MI | Internal Medicine | 73 | 15 | $45K |
| Maria Renela G Suller Midlothian, TX | Endocrinology | 54 | 12 | $43K |
| Kimberly N Clovis Virginia Beach, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 59 | 15 | $37K |
| Harold J Miller Hammond, LA | Endocrinology | 69 | Under 11 | $37K |
| David R Sutton Jr. Jacksonville, FL | Endocrinology | 49 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Myunghee R Lee Chula Vista, CA | Physician Assistant | 57 | 11 | $32K |
| Stephan Kowalyk Greensburg, PA | Endocrinology | 54 | 11 | $29K |
| Gerardo Bueso Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 33 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Febbie M Phiri San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 58 | 16 | $29K |
| Safwan Hamwi La Follette, TN | Endocrinology | 50 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Shunzhong S Bao Little Rock, AR | Endocrinology | 32 | 11 | $27K |
| Michael Genin Springfield, IL | Physician Assistant | 47 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Johanna Vivienne F Leyco-Policarpio Katy, TX | Endocrinology | 33 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Amanda P Wakim Wheeling, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Bill L Jou Temecula, CA | Endocrinology | 47 | Under 11 | $24K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mannkind Corpor MNKD | 9,193 | $6.6M |