Who prescribes GLP‑1 medication in California

How many clinicians in California prescribe Ozempic, Mounjaro and other GLP-1 medication, by city and specialty, from Medicare Part D claims.

By Sam Reed · Founder and data lead

29,488

prescribers, top drug

GLP-1 products prescribed

cities with data

GLP‑1 prescribing in California

Medication	Prescribers	Claims
Ozempic	29,488	1,000,639
Trulicity	17,780	323,595
Mounjaro	13,750	284,575
Rybelsus	12,929	157,307
Wegovy	3,791	18,355
Byetta	175	668
Zepbound	15	15

Medicare Part D, 2024

CMS publishes these state totals with no minimum claim count. These are Medicare prescriptions. A clinician counted here is not necessarily treating weight loss, accepting new patients, or able to prescribe for you.

Two ways to get a prescription in California

In person

The clinicians counted above prescribe from their own practices. Booking usually means insurance, a referral in some cases, and whatever the local wait happens to be.

Online

A telehealth provider can assess eligibility in a short online visit, without insurance. Availability and price vary by state.

Cities in this state (36)

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Data sources · cited with retrieval dates

CMS NADACNational Average Drug Acquisition Cost, weekly file
CMS Medicare Part DPrescriber public use file, by geography and drug
CMS State Drug UtilizationQuarterly Medicaid prescription and reimbursement data

NADAC figures are pharmacy acquisition costs, not retail prices and not what you will pay. This content is educational and is not medical advice.