Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.5M
-19.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,659
$4,780.75 per claim
Patients
479
518 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$17.6M
$36,619.86 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.5M for Banzel in 2024, for 3,659 prescriptions and refills to 479 patients (down 19.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4,780.75.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Banzel in 2024: $1.8M for 335 claims, followed by California ($1.4M).
David E Friedman, neurology in Mineola, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Banzel in 2024: 31 claims costing $251K.
Banzel is made by Eisai Co., Ltd. (4523.T), listed in the Medicare spending data as Eisai Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David E Friedman Mineola, NY | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $251K |
| Jennifer Cavitt Cincinnati, OH | Neurology | 24 | Under 11 | $219K |
| Christine B Baca |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 838 | 6,153 | 866 | $27.7M |
| 2023 | 589 | 4,420 | 540 | $21.8M |
| 2024 | 518 | 3,659 | 479 | $17.5M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 29 |
| Under 11 |
| $214K |
| Eric B Geller Livingston, NJ | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $210K |
| Paul B Atkinson Roseville, MN | Neurology | 36 | Under 11 | $195K |
| Rodney A Radtke Durham, NC | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $189K |
| Lazarus C Mayoglou Erie, PA | Neurology | 29 | Under 11 | $156K |
| Ignacio L Pita Garcia Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 56 | Under 11 | $148K |
| Kimberly A Konieczki Erie, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | Under 11 | $145K |
| Maritza M Lopez San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $144K |
| Maryam Mosharraf Lexington, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $143K |
| Myriam Abdennadher Boston, MA | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $137K |
| David B Moore Ames, IA | Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $137K |
| Kamil Detyniecki Miami, FL | Neurology | 26 | Under 11 | $130K |
| Deborah S Zielinski Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $126K |
| Mikhail P Shkiryak Iowa City, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $121K |
| Michael B Westover Stanford, CA | Neurology | 19 | Under 11 | $121K |
| Scott J Stevens New Hyde Park, NY | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $117K |
| Karlee Hanchin Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $113K |
| Sunitha Mathew Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $111K |
| Bilal A Choudry Carlsbad, CA | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $104K |
| Lynette N Todd Atlanta, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $104K |
| Tina T Shih San Francisco, CA | Neurology | 23 | Under 11 | $102K |
| David M Ficker Cincinnati, OH | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $101K |
| Piotr W Olejniczak New Orleans, LA | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $101K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Eisai Inc. 4523.T | 3,673 | $17.6M |