Who prescribes GLP‑1 medication in Kansas City

169 clinicians in Kansas City, KS prescribed GLP-1 medication to Medicare patients, by drug and specialty.

By Sam Reed · Founder and data lead

169

clinicians

14,807

claims

products

What clinicians in Kansas City prescribe

Medication	Prescribers	Claims
Ozempic	151	7,935
Mounjaro	89	4,271
Trulicity	75	2,088
Rybelsus	13	296
Wegovy	10	217

Medicare Part D, 2024

Counts include only clinicians with 11 or more claims of a drug — CMS does not publish smaller counts, so the real number is higher. These are Medicare prescriptions. A clinician counted here is not necessarily treating weight loss, accepting new patients, or able to prescribe for you.

Which specialties prescribe

Most GLP-1 prescriptions come from primary care, not endocrinology.

Internal Medicine	45
Family Practice	42
Nurse Practitioner	28
Endocrinology	11
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program	10
Physician Assistant	7
Nephrology	6
Cardiology	6

Two ways to get a prescription in Kansas City, KS

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.

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.