Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$62.5M
+4.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
27K
$2,315.20 per claim
Patients
6,469
3,150 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$62.5M
$9,663.38 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $62.5M for Aranesp in 2024, for 26,991 prescriptions and refills to 6,469 patients (up 4.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,315.20.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Aranesp in 2024: $34.9M for 12,316 claims, followed by New Jersey ($5.7M).
Deepali Sharma, internal medicine in Riverhead, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Aranesp in 2024: 367 claims costing $1.3M.
Aranesp is made by Amgen Inc. (AMGN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Amgen.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepali Sharma Riverhead, NY | Internal Medicine | 367 | 85 | $1.3M |
| Alexander I Zuhoski Riverhead, NY | Medical Oncology | 354 | 68 | $1.3M |
| Louis J Avvento |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,198 | 22,479 | 5,292 | $54.8M |
| 2023 | 3,059 | 23,863 | 5,567 | $59.8M |
| 2024 | 3,150 | 26,991 | 6,469 | $62.5M |
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.
| Medical Oncology |
| 297 |
| 72 |
| $1.1M |
| Noshir A Dacosta Smithtown, NY | Medical Oncology | 250 | 57 | $834K |
| Roy H Chen Riverhead, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 217 | 48 | $736K |
| Regina L Jablonski Port Jefferson Station, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 201 | 59 | $730K |
| Gerry Rubin Bay Shore, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 193 | 38 | $715K |
| David T Chu Port Jefferson Station, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 237 | 50 | $709K |
| Steven Gruenstein New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 216 | 48 | $684K |
| Jin Guo Port Jefferson Station, NY | Medical Oncology | 190 | 39 | $681K |
| George Cyriac Port Jefferson Station, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 227 | 41 | $681K |
| Sanjeev Jain East Patchogue, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 194 | 49 | $662K |
| Jerry J George Port Jefferson Station, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 164 | 37 | $613K |
| Gurmohan Syali E Setauket, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 166 | 36 | $606K |
| Abhirami Vivekanandarajah Staten Island, NY | Internal Medicine | 167 | 51 | $599K |
| Triantafillos J Fillos Bayside, NY | Medical Oncology | 236 | 61 | $591K |
| Rocco Caruso East Setauket, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 155 | 27 | $557K |
| Alfredo E Torres Gonzalez Port Jefferson Station, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 147 | 30 | $533K |
| Sridhar P Reddy New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 173 | 40 | $528K |
| Tarun Wasil New Hyde Park, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 125 | 24 | $519K |
| Shahid Nawaz East Patchogue, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 154 | 29 | $518K |
| Fabio Volterra Bronx, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 162 | 26 | $507K |
| Avi S Retter Bronx, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 246 | 46 | $487K |
| Yelda Nouri Riverhead, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 160 | 32 | $470K |
| Jeffrey Ambinder Yorktown Heights, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 125 | 40 | $467K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen AMGN | 27,006 | $62.5M |