Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$32.1M
-27.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.7M
$18.83 per claim
Patients
434K
83,001 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$32.1M
$73.85 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $32.1M for Anastrozole in 2024, for 1,702,219 prescriptions and refills to 434,108 patients (down 27.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $18.83.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Anastrozole in 2024: $3.2M for 151,881 claims, followed by Florida ($2.3M).
Kathryn B Alguire, medical oncology in Norton Shores, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Anastrozole in 2024: 1,223 claims costing $43K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn B Alguire Norton Shores, MI | Medical Oncology | 1,223 | 398 | $43K |
| Luis Baez Vallecillo San Juan, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 1,856 | 426 | $41K |
| Sowjanya Reganti |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 77,630 | 1,571,019 | 393,433 | $40.5M |
| 2023 | 80,036 | 1,611,943 | 408,946 | $44.1M |
| 2024 | 83,001 | 1,702,219 | 434,108 | $32.1M |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 1,017 |
| 311 |
| $33K |
| Carrie L Dul Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 828 | 238 | $33K |
| Kit Y Lu Harrisburg, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 1,022 | 317 | $31K |
| Sue C Tobin Danville, IN | Hematology-Oncology | 587 | 160 | $30K |
| Vinay K Gudena Greensboro, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 1,166 | 351 | $29K |
| Sandeep S Grewal Flint, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 532 | 144 | $28K |
| Katrina M Simmons Lowell, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 992 | 286 | $28K |
| Lydia I Clements Newark, DE | Hematology-Oncology | 655 | 196 | $27K |
| Theresa M Lee Mechanicsburg, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 737 | 228 | $26K |
| Ramya Varadarajan Newark, DE | Hematology-Oncology | 843 | 312 | $26K |
| Sunil Nagpal Kalamazoo, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 725 | 214 | $25K |
| Arnold K Yee Honolulu, HI | Medical Oncology | 473 | 140 | $25K |
| Syed R Hassan Saginaw, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 581 | 146 | $25K |
| Amy E McGhee Jez Newark, DE | Hematology-Oncology | 592 | 212 | $25K |
| Wajeeha Razaq Oklahoma City, OK | Hematology-Oncology | 581 | 159 | $25K |
| Nick C Leasure West Reading, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 856 | 255 | $24K |
| Haritha G Reddy Grand Rapids, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 708 | 242 | $23K |
| Anna M Di Marco Ponce, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 1,365 | 227 | $23K |
| Asma Taj Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 499 | 159 | $23K |
| Sonia L Ali La Jolla, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 981 | 335 | $23K |
| Sunitha Vemulapalli Canton, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 1,253 | 302 | $23K |
| Amanda J Podolski Philadelphia, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 971 | 287 | $22K |
| Sarah J Perez Sacramento, CA | Internal Medicine | 756 | 258 | $21K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 393,434 | $8.1M |
| Breckenridge | 372,334 | $6.5M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 304,009 | $6.4M |
| Accord Healthca | 267,690 | $4.9M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 240,089 | $4.6M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 96,582 | $1.5M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 27,147 | $140K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 1,293 | $76K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 179 | $4,386 |
| Yiling Pharmace | 117 | $1,701 |
| Rising Pharm | 40 | $573 |