Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$203.0M
-79.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
181K
$1,121.51 per claim
Patients
63K
47,428 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$203.1M
$3,235.86 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $203.0M for Victoza 3-Pak in 2024, for 181,011 prescriptions and refills to 62,732 patients (down 79.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,121.51.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Victoza 3-Pak in 2024: $19.2M for 19,144 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($11.9M).
Kevin Ng, pharmacist in Vallejo, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Victoza 3-Pak in 2024: 144 claims costing $113K.
Victoza 3-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 | 144 | 42 | $113K |
| Jennifer M Lavare Sidney, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | 18 | $101K |
| Naima Garden Cleveland, OH |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 94,189 | 723,898 | 167,144 | $1.24B |
| 2023 | 86,382 | 574,049 | 142,153 | $1.00B |
| 2024 | 47,428 | 181,011 | 62,732 | $203.0M |
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 |
| 83 |
| 31 |
| $86K |
| K. G Thampy Saint Louis, MO | Endocrinology | 60 | 27 | $86K |
| Syed W Rizvi Hamilton, NJ | Endocrinology | 70 | 18 | $80K |
| Lyle D Mitzner Boston, MA | Endocrinology | 52 | 13 | $77K |
| Troy M Nelson Mayfield, KY | Internal Medicine | 41 | 13 | $72K |
| Isaiah Pittman IV Terre Haute, IN | Endocrinology | 70 | 22 | $68K |
| Htet Htet Win Bakersfield, CA | Endocrinology | 52 | 17 | $66K |
| Stacy L Congdon Johnson City, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | 13 | $65K |
| Rosie Carbajal Bellflower, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 70 | 23 | $63K |
| Georgina Farrow Charlotte, NC | Pharmacist | 46 | 19 | $63K |
| Yanal Masannat San Luis, AZ | Endocrinology | 49 | 18 | $62K |
| Heidi Buckingham Oakwood, OH | Endocrinology | 45 | 21 | $60K |
| Thanh-Binh Le Mather, CA | Pharmacist | 69 | 19 | $60K |
| Michael Valitutto Kalamazoo, MI | Internal Medicine | 45 | 17 | $57K |
| Theresa N Tran Renton, WA | Endocrinology | 32 | 12 | $57K |
| Stephen J Mitrosky Franklin, PA | Internal Medicine | 54 | 15 | $56K |
| Owaise Mansuri Champaign, IL | Endocrinology | 58 | 21 | $56K |
| Paul W Sykes Hickory, NC | Family Practice | 28 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Scott J Steven Cherry Hill, NJ | Endocrinology | 36 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Hoon-Ji H Choi Los Alamitos, CA | Endocrinology | 35 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Edward D Javor Riverside, CA | Endocrinology | 55 | 18 | $53K |
| Laurel A Danes-Webb Logan, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 29 | 12 | $52K |
| Gary G Graf Topeka, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | 11 | $52K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk NVO | 181,068 | $203.1M |