Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.1M
-19.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
11K
$740.38 per claim
Patients
2,317
1,487 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$8.1M
$3,480.15 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.1M for V-Go 40 in 2024, for 10,891 prescriptions and refills to 2,317 patients (down 19.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $740.38.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for V-Go 40 in 2024: $1.6M for 2,051 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($660K).
Mallika Thiruppathi, internal medicine in Columbus, GA, had the highest Medicare cost for V-Go 40 in 2024: 161 claims costing $125K.
V-Go 40 is made by MannKind Corporation (MNKD), listed in the Medicare spending data as Mannkind Corpor.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallika Thiruppathi Columbus, GA | Internal Medicine | 161 | 45 | $125K |
| Muhammad I Choudhry Weatherford, TX | Endocrinology | 178 | 49 | $121K |
| Michael Valitutto |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,950 | 16,474 | 3,325 | $10.9M |
| 2023 | 1,707 | 13,375 | 2,827 | $10.0M |
| 2024 | 1,487 | 10,891 | 2,317 | $8.1M |
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 |
| 179 |
| 29 |
| $114K |
| David N Pickering Parkersburg, WV | Internal Medicine | 149 | 31 | $105K |
| Chadi Richeh Rancho Mirage, CA | Endocrinology | 66 | 15 | $76K |
| Bantwal S Baliga Opelika, AL | Endocrinology | 100 | 39 | $67K |
| Kimberly N Clovis Virginia Beach, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 68 | 20 | $54K |
| Shreya Parikh Sugar Land, TX | Endocrinology | 51 | 16 | $53K |
| Tammie Payne Everett, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 101 | 12 | $53K |
| Charlie C Chang Webster, TX | Endocrinology | 49 | 15 | $49K |
| Annette Kubalek Indiana, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 83 | 14 | $46K |
| Hasan M Qutob Michigan City, IN | Endocrinology | 55 | Under 11 | $43K |
| Amanda P Wakim Wheeling, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 43 | Under 11 | $42K |
| Natraj A Shanmugam College Station, TX | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Michael B Wiseman Oak Ridge, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 11 | $38K |
| Marc I Sandberg Flemington, NJ | Endocrinology | 50 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Maria Renela G Suller Midlothian, TX | Endocrinology | 53 | 16 | $36K |
| Kamala Rajupet Natrona Heights, PA | Endocrinology | 69 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Rebecca A Pace Chesapeake, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | 11 | $34K |
| William F Trigoso San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 58 | 13 | $34K |
| Stephan Kowalyk Greensburg, PA | Endocrinology | 63 | 11 | $33K |
| Arlene S Feder Weirton, WV | Endocrinology | 45 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Safwan Hamwi La Follette, TN | Endocrinology | 61 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Gloria L Ocampo San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 50 | 12 | $31K |
| Terrence F Swade Lombard, IL | Internal Medicine | 30 | Under 11 | $30K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mannkind Corpor MNKD | 10,891 | $8.1M |