Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$186K
+22.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,496
$53.33 per claim
Patients
1,038
354 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$186K
$179.55 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $186K for Carboplatin in 2024, for 3,496 prescriptions and refills to 1,038 patients (up 22.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $53.33.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Carboplatin in 2024: $48K for 952 claims, followed by Florida ($43K).
Songchuan Guo, hematology-oncology in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Carboplatin in 2024: 89 claims costing $4,858.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Songchuan Guo Brooklyn, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 89 | 35 | $4,858 |
| Nino Aleksidze Montgomery, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 38 | Under 11 | $3,917 |
| Ashvini Sengar |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 313 | 3,721 | 1,040 | $208K |
| 2023 | 308 | 2,686 | 885 | $152K |
| 2024 | 354 | 3,496 | 1,038 | $186K |
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 |
| 53 |
| 18 |
| $3,810 |
| Benjamin P Negin Vineland, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 44 | 12 | $3,734 |
| Syed H Abid St Petersburg, FL | Medical Oncology | 62 | 21 | $3,682 |
| Fernando O Recio Boca Raton, FL | Gynecological Oncology | 91 | 14 | $3,641 |
| Azriel Hirschfeld Brooklyn, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 63 | 18 | $3,602 |
| Aasim S Sehbai Anniston, AL | Medical Oncology | 44 | 13 | $3,462 |
| Eugenio G Galindo McAllen, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 58 | Under 11 | $2,987 |
| Manish Dhawan Minden, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 49 | 19 | $2,930 |
| Jolly Varki Miami, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 37 | Under 11 | $2,768 |
| Krisztina I Larson Burbank, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 37 | Under 11 | $2,686 |
| Eloy Roman Miami Lakes, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 24 | Under 11 | $2,576 |
| Zili He X Flushing, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 47 | 13 | $2,526 |
| Dirk C Davidson Crossville, TN | Medical Oncology | 32 | Under 11 | $2,254 |
| Nader Javadi Calabasas, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 54 | 13 | $2,159 |
| Harsha Vyas Dublin, GA | Internal Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $2,092 |
| Vinicio Hernandez Orlando, FL | Medical Oncology | 41 | 13 | $2,077 |
| Nubar Boghossian Van Nuys, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 37 | Under 11 | $2,015 |
| Sudhir Hansalia Trinity, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 35 | 15 | $1,950 |
| Michael H Nguyen Torrance, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 32 | Under 11 | $1,942 |
| Astrid Belalcazar Montgomery, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $1,832 |
| Javier Ruiz New Windsor, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 23 | Under 11 | $1,784 |
| Christine G Simone Stuart, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 33 | Under 11 | $1,740 |
| Yasir Alhassani Temple Terrace, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 46 | Under 11 | $1,691 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva Parenteral TEVA | 1,444 | $75K |
| Hospira/Pfizer | 806 | $36K |
| Ingenus Pharmac | 267 | $27K |
| Bpi Labs, LLC | 455 | $22K |
| Eugia US LLC | 279 | $12K |
| Accord Healthca | 158 | $7,950 |
| App/Fresenius K | 80 | $5,790 |