Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.1M
-6.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
12K
$644.94 per claim
Patients
5,481
2,445 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$8.1M
$1,469.86 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.1M for Aprepitant in 2024, for 12,492 prescriptions and refills to 5,481 patients (down 6.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $644.94.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Aprepitant in 2024: $1.3M for 1,255 claims, followed by California ($819K).
Henry P Parkman, gastroenterology in Philadelphia, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Aprepitant in 2024: 290 claims costing $646K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry P Parkman Philadelphia, PA | Gastroenterology | 290 | 62 | $646K |
| Subhankar Chakraborty Columbus, OH | Gastroenterology | 50 | Under 11 | $259K |
| David Levinthal |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,945 | 9,405 | 4,174 | $8.3M |
| 2023 | 2,019 | 9,968 | 4,700 | $8.6M |
| 2024 | 2,445 | 12,492 | 5,481 | $8.1M |
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 78 |
| Under 11 |
| $170K |
| April B Grudell Coon Rapids, MN | Gastroenterology | 35 | Under 11 | $148K |
| Casey J Fisher Milwaukee, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 45 | Under 11 | $147K |
| Andrea E Benton Columbus, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $108K |
| Santa M Merle Guaynabo, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 130 | 29 | $79K |
| John M Wo Indianapolis, IN | Gastroenterology | 41 | 12 | $77K |
| Zili He X Flushing, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 171 | 46 | $71K |
| Fernando O Recio Boca Raton, FL | Gynecological Oncology | 163 | 40 | $61K |
| Michael Cline Warrensville Heights, OH | Gastroenterology | 18 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Heather Yeckes-Rodin Port St. Lucie, FL | Medical Oncology | 144 | 52 | $56K |
| Miranda L Waraxa Milwaukee, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $55K |
| Shanti L Eswaran Ann Arbor, MI | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Lev Ginzburg New Hyde Park, NY | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Michael S McAllister Dothan, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 139 | 28 | $52K |
| Nitin Ahuja Philadelphia, PA | Gastroenterology | 23 | Under 11 | $51K |
| Brittany L Heffner Springfield, VA | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Mihran Shirinian Glendale, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 125 | 25 | $49K |
| Nicholas K Kim Kansas City, KS | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Ratesh Khillan Brooklyn, NY | Medical Oncology | 109 | 20 | $43K |
| Songchuan Guo Brooklyn, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 151 | 47 | $42K |
| Audrea Merchant Oak Ridge, TN | Psychiatry | 11 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Mark A Sitarik Boulder, CO | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Luis O Negron-Garcia San German, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 73 | 24 | $36K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 5,817 | $3.9M |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 5,818 | $3.7M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 867 | $493K |