Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.0M
+5.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
33K
$31.36 per claim
Patients
14K
8,680 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.0M
$71.50 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.0M for Veo Insulin Syringe in 2024, for 32,685 prescriptions and refills to 14,333 patients (up 5.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $31.36.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Veo Insulin Syringe in 2024: $555K for 22,816 claims, followed by Florida ($40K).
Rosie Carbajal, nurse practitioner in Bellflower, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Veo Insulin Syringe in 2024: 83 claims costing $2,058.
Veo Insulin Syringe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie Carbajal Bellflower, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 83 | 38 | $2,058 |
| Mingfei Luo Woodland Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 77 | 45 | $2,008 |
| Anna Smith |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,419 | 33,475 | 13,981 | $976K |
| 2023 | 8,234 | 32,457 | 13,657 | $974K |
| 2024 | 8,680 | 32,685 | 14,333 | $1.0M |
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 |
| 85 |
| 42 |
| $1,869 |
| Andrea Nguyen San Francisco, CA | Pharmacist | 67 | 28 | $1,866 |
| Timothy I Hsieh Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 54 | 20 | $1,783 |
| Alexis M Blount Bethesda, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | 17 | $1,376 |
| Jeffrey C Hua Oakland, CA | Pharmacist | 48 | 25 | $1,371 |
| Theresa K Flemming Roseville, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | 23 | $1,317 |
| Sharon Atienza San Diego, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 30 | $1,299 |
| Kendal L Hamann Santa Rosa, CA | Endocrinology | 38 | 17 | $1,259 |
| Rebecca L Weiss Woodland Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 36 | 17 | $1,245 |
| Ricardo S Lim Riverside, CA | Internal Medicine | 53 | 23 | $1,220 |
| Jennifer Le Roseville, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | 20 | $1,209 |
| Gil Soo Kim Huntington, NY | Internal Medicine | 35 | 18 | $1,157 |
| Alaina Poon San Francisco, CA | Pharmacist | 57 | 25 | $1,153 |
| Missak Kltchian Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $1,078 |
| Aram Mouzeyan Torrance, CA | Internal Medicine | 33 | 16 | $1,075 |
| Sima Hassani Woodland Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 37 | 18 | $1,021 |
| Sofia E Vasquez Hialeah, FL | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $1,009 |
| Natalie M Vano San Rafael, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | 15 | $1,001 |
| Lydie S Pierre-Louis Greenacres, FL | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $982 |
| Margaret P Guerrero Anaheim, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 45 | 23 | $979 |
| Sneha Galiveeti East Meadow, NY | Endocrinology | 14 | Under 11 | $979 |
| Brian Allan C Macapinlac Union City, CA | Pharmacist | 42 | 20 | $974 |
| Alicia Yeh Napa, CA | Pharmacist | 34 | 16 | $971 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bd Diabetes/Emb EMBC | 32,696 | $1.0M |