PriceTracker GLP-1

Key findings

  1. Medicaid paid for 11.26 million GLP-1 prescriptions nationally in 2025 (CMS national totals, all four quarters).
  2. That is 35% more than the 8.35 million in 2024, and 2.79 million in 2021.
  3. California led with 3.09 million, then Pennsylvania (843,743) and New York (815,882). The top five states account for 52% of the total.
  4. Ozempic was the most prescribed GLP-1 in Medicaid, with 3.7 million prescriptions (33%).
  5. Wyoming reported the fewest among the states and DC: 2,315.

The numbers, to scale

GLP-1 prescriptions paid by Medicaid, by state, 2025
  1. California3.1M
  2. Pennsylvania844K
  3. New York816K
  4. Michigan608K
  5. North Carolina484K
  6. Ohio425K
  7. Massachusetts399K
  8. Wisconsin303K
  9. Illinois288K
  10. Missouri285K
  11. Kentucky274K
  12. Minnesota231K
  13. Louisiana230K
  14. Virginia227K
  15. Indiana190K
  16. Connecticut174K
  17. Texas172K
  18. New Jersey166K
  19. Maryland148K
  20. Tennessee136K
  21. Florida133K
  22. Colorado123K
  23. Washington111K
  24. West Virginia95.0K
  25. Arizona93.5K
  26. Iowa88.5K
  27. Oklahoma82.4K
  28. Oregon72.8K
  29. Alabama71.8K
  30. Nevada70.8K
  31. South Carolina65.1K
  32. New Mexico64.8K
  33. Mississippi61.6K
  34. Georgia59.3K
  35. Delaware55.7K
  36. Kansas50.9K
  37. Puerto Rico48.7K
  38. Rhode Island46.7K
  39. Idaho46.0K
  40. Maine41.7K
  41. Nebraska37.3K
  42. New Hampshire34.7K
  43. Hawaii30.5K
  44. Utah27.9K
  45. District of Columbia27.8K
  46. Arkansas24.0K
  47. Alaska23.2K
  48. Montana22.7K
  49. Vermont17.2K
  50. South Dakota15.5K
  51. North Dakota5,852
  52. Wyoming2,315

All four quarters, fee-for-service and managed care combined. Source: CMS State Drug Utilization Data 2025, updated July 13, 2026.

National Medicaid GLP-1 prescriptions by year
2021: 2,794,0132.8M20212022: 4,236,2164.2M20222023: 6,718,8326.7M20232024: 8,351,2548.4M20242025: 11,255,46011.3M2025

CMS national totals for the same products, each year's full dataset.

Every state (52), most prescriptions first

Medicaid GLP-1 prescriptions by state, 2025
StatePrescriptionsShareTop product
California3,089,32727.4%Wegovy
Pennsylvania843,7437.5%Wegovy
New York815,8827.2%Ozempic
Michigan607,9825.4%Wegovy
North Carolina484,4014.3%Wegovy
Ohio425,1433.8%Trulicity
Massachusetts399,0143.5%Zepbound
Wisconsin302,6332.7%Zepbound
Illinois288,4702.6%Trulicity
Missouri285,1052.5%Zepbound
Kentucky274,1702.4%Ozempic
Minnesota230,5942.0%Wegovy
Louisiana230,1172.0%Mounjaro
Virginia227,4722.0%Trulicity
Indiana190,0131.7%Ozempic
Connecticut174,4301.5%Ozempic
Texas172,2031.5%Ozempic
New Jersey165,5151.5%Ozempic
Maryland148,4871.3%Ozempic
Tennessee135,9611.2%Ozempic
Florida133,4021.2%Ozempic
Colorado123,0011.1%Trulicity
Washington111,1601.0%Liraglutide (generic)
West Virginia94,9990.8%Ozempic
Arizona93,5190.8%Trulicity
Iowa88,5180.8%Ozempic
Oklahoma82,3530.7%Trulicity
Oregon72,7790.6%Ozempic
Alabama71,7720.6%Ozempic
Nevada70,7910.6%Ozempic
South Carolina65,0930.6%Ozempic
New Mexico64,8320.6%Ozempic
Mississippi61,6460.5%Wegovy
Georgia59,3360.5%Ozempic
Delaware55,6740.5%Wegovy
Kansas50,8500.5%Zepbound
Puerto Rico48,7320.4%Trulicity
Rhode Island46,6910.4%Ozempic
Idaho45,9540.4%Ozempic
Maine41,6550.4%Trulicity
Nebraska37,3240.3%Ozempic
New Hampshire34,6520.3%Wegovy
Hawaii30,4550.3%Ozempic
Utah27,8500.2%Ozempic
District of Columbia27,7540.2%Ozempic
Arkansas24,0390.2%Liraglutide (generic)
Alaska23,2250.2%Ozempic
Montana22,7190.2%Ozempic
Vermont17,1630.2%Ozempic
South Dakota15,5210.1%Mounjaro
North Dakota5,8520.1%Liraglutide (generic)
Wyoming2,3150.0%Trulicity

Sums of every unsuppressed state row for the products in the method. "Share" is of the CMS national total (11.26 million). All 52 rows, with every column, are in the CSV and JSON.

How the number is computed

Sum of "Number of Prescriptions" across all four quarters of 2025, both utilization types (fee-for-service and managed care), for every GLP-1 product NDC. The national figure is CMS's own national row (state code XX); state figures sum each state's rows.

Included

  • Products: Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, Mounjaro, Zepbound, Trulicity, Victoza, Saxenda, Liraglutide (generic), Byetta, Bydureon, Exenatide (generic), Adlyxin.

Excluded

  • Insulin combinations: Soliqua (insulin glargine and lixisenatide); Xultophy (insulin degludec and liraglutide).
  • Rows CMS suppressed for privacy (under 11 prescriptions).

Read it with care

  • Reimbursement is what Medicaid paid pharmacies, before the manufacturer rebates states receive; CMS does not publish net cost per drug.
  • CMS suppresses any row with fewer than 11 prescriptions; those rows count as zero here, so small states and small products are undercounted slightly.
  • Totals reflect state program size as much as use: no per-enrollee rate is published in this dataset.
  • State figures are as reported by the states and can be revised by CMS.

Receipts

2 sources · read October 4, 2026

  1. 01read

    497 national and 11,913 state rows for the GLP-1 products listed in the method.

    CMS, State Drug Utilization Data 2025 (data.medicaid.gov), updated July 13, 2026
  2. 02read

    Amounts are reimbursements before rebates; counts under 11 are suppressed.

    CMS, State Drug Utilization Data: about the data

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