Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.2M
-13.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
646
$1,803.66 per claim
Patients
116
131 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.2M
$10,044.51 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.2M for Aromasin in 2024, for 646 prescriptions and refills to 116 patients (down 13.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,803.66.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Aromasin in 2024: $361K for 202 claims, followed by Florida ($88K).
Zara Sipan, physician assistant in Glendale, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Aromasin in 2024: 62 claims costing $67K.
Aromasin is made by Pfizer Inc. (PFE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Pharmacia-Upjhn.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zara Sipan Glendale, CA | Physician Assistant | 62 | Under 11 | $67K |
| Monica Santiago Casiano Yauco, Puerto Rico, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 40 | Under 11 | $47K |
| Ayca Gucalp |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 170 | 779 | 152 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | 144 | 756 | 126 | $1.4M |
| 2024 | 131 | 646 | 116 | $1.2M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Medical Oncology |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $18K |
| Khosrow Mahdavi Costa Mesa, CA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Stephanie A Smrekar Bethel Park, PA | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Darlene D Ellis Pikeville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Melanie Clark Fort Wayne, IN | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Bruno S Fang East Brunswick, NJ | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Anjali A Bharne Encinitas, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Prathibha Surapaneni San Antonio, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Ionela M Gug San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacia-Upjhn PFE | 646 | $1.2M |