Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.39B
+31.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
96K
$14,504.16 per claim
Patients
13K
5,754 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.39B
$104,602.87 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.39B for Erleada in 2024, for 95,565 prescriptions and refills to 13,251 patients (up 31.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $14,504.16.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Erleada in 2024: $157.2M for 10,820 claims, followed by Texas ($140.8M).
Alexander Engelman, radiation oncology in Tampa, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Erleada in 2024: 660 claims costing $9.6M.
Erleada is made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), listed in the Medicare spending data as Janssen Biotech.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Engelman Tampa, FL | Radiation Oncology | 660 | 128 | $9.6M |
| William B Townsend Charlotte, NC | Urology | 662 | 89 | $9.6M |
| Aaron D Berger |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,488 | 62,188 | 9,265 | $877.5M |
| 2023 | 5,227 | 71,272 | 11,070 | $1.06B |
| 2024 | 5,754 | 95,565 | 13,251 | $1.39B |
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.
| Urology |
| 617 |
| 92 |
| $8.8M |
| Ryan J Malone Jeffersonville, IN | Urology | 588 | 79 | $8.4M |
| David L Taylor Morristown, NJ | Urology | 550 | 66 | $7.8M |
| Benjamin H Lowentritt Baltimore, MD | Urology | 427 | 71 | $6.6M |
| James C Vestal Arlington, TX | Urology | 470 | 67 | $6.6M |
| Paul R Eber Germantown, TN | Urology | 436 | 49 | $6.1M |
| Zachary D Reardon Mobile, AL | Urology | 370 | 42 | $5.3M |
| Tim A Richardson Wichita, KS | Urology | 365 | 40 | $5.3M |
| Jeffrey M Spier El Paso, TX | Urology | 350 | 56 | $5.2M |
| Scott B Sellinger Tallahassee, FL | Urology | 356 | 48 | $5.1M |
| Joelle P Hamilton Homewood, AL | Medical Oncology | 357 | 56 | $5.0M |
| Ghasoub Harb Davenport, IA | Urology | 343 | 37 | $5.0M |
| Mary Harlan Tampa, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 326 | 65 | $4.9M |
| Gautam Jayram Nashville, TN | Urology | 328 | 50 | $4.7M |
| David S Morris Hendersonville, TN | Urology | 311 | 51 | $4.4M |
| Evan Fynes Daytona Beach, FL | Urology | 302 | 41 | $4.4M |
| Kristie Kokeny New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 304 | 47 | $4.2M |
| Arash Rafiei Karkvand Orange City, FL | Urology | 275 | 33 | $4.0M |
| Scott B Farnham Carmel, IN | Urology | 260 | 37 | $3.8M |
| Daniel R Saltzstein San Antonio, TX | Urology | 275 | 34 | $3.7M |
| Bryan A Mehlhaff Springfield, OR | Urology | 255 | 31 | $3.6M |
| Jiakai Zhu Annapolis, MD | Urology | 236 | 35 | $3.6M |
| David L Phillips Austin, TX | Urology | 262 | 36 | $3.5M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech JNJ | 95,580 | $1.39B |