Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$77.8M
-75.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
108K
$717.18 per claim
Patients
41K
31,874 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$77.8M
$1,892.54 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $77.8M for Victoza 2-Pak in 2024, for 108,485 prescriptions and refills to 41,111 patients (down 75.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $717.18.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Victoza 2-Pak in 2024: $19.9M for 29,226 claims, followed by Texas ($3.4M).
Kevin Ng, pharmacist in Vallejo, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Victoza 2-Pak in 2024: 285 claims costing $183K.
Victoza 2-Pak is made by Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novo Nordisk.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ng Vallejo, CA | Pharmacist | 285 | 115 | $183K |
| Jackie Huang Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 133 | 30 | $85K |
| Edward S Lee Sacramento, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61,350 | 308,227 | 82,751 | $319.1M |
| 2023 | 60,261 | 293,350 | 83,737 | $317.1M |
| 2024 | 31,874 | 108,485 | 41,111 | $77.8M |
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.
| Pharmacist |
| 127 |
| 47 |
| $77K |
| Danny D Kim Santa Rosa, CA | Pharmacist | 117 | 34 | $75K |
| Hoa Phan Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 107 | 29 | $68K |
| Grigor Matentsian Bellflower, CA | Family Practice | 89 | 35 | $57K |
| Christy J Yee Vacaville, CA | Pharmacist | 91 | 19 | $57K |
| Myron Todd Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 83 | 25 | $55K |
| Rosie Carbajal Bellflower, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 64 | 29 | $53K |
| Sam Zakkour Santa Rosa, CA | Pharmacist | 79 | 30 | $51K |
| Michelle M Lee Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 75 | 21 | $48K |
| Gustav Smith San Bernardino, CA | Family Practice | 70 | 17 | $47K |
| Amy T Kyu Palo Alto, CA | Pharmacist | 72 | 13 | $47K |
| Janet Trang Manteca, CA | Pharmacist | 75 | 26 | $47K |
| Sachil Khandelwal Ventura, CA | Internal Medicine | 59 | 21 | $47K |
| Amy C Le Santa Rosa, CA | Pharmacist | 74 | 15 | $46K |
| Linda H Quang Santa Rosa, CA | Pharmacist | 74 | 23 | $46K |
| Cesar A Lopez Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 64 | 27 | $46K |
| Siona M Emerson Modesto, CA | Pharmacist | 66 | 16 | $45K |
| Lisa Skinner Riverside, CA | Family Practice | 68 | 15 | $44K |
| Morgan Sato Sacramento, CA | Pharmacist | 70 | 22 | $44K |
| Hadi Harati Riverside, CA | Internal Medicine | 56 | 32 | $44K |
| Rebecca L Weiss Woodland Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 52 | 20 | $42K |
| Seth M Revels Sleepy Hollow, NY | Family Practice | 64 | 18 | $41K |
| Jonathan Brick La Mesa, CA | Family Practice | 52 | 22 | $41K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk NVO | 108,521 | $77.8M |