Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.4M
+39.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
595
$2,398.45 per claim
Patients
200
142 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.4M
$7,135.38 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.4M for Evenity in 2024, for 595 prescriptions and refills to 200 patients (up 39.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,398.45.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Evenity in 2024: $647K for 271 claims, followed by Maryland ($137K).
Kavita B Kalra, hematology-oncology in Baltimore, MD, had the highest Medicare cost for Evenity in 2024: 57 claims costing $137K.
Evenity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavita B Kalra Baltimore, MD | Hematology-Oncology | 57 | 13 | $137K |
| Lorilee S Sutter Palm Springs, CA | Rheumatology | 29 | Under 11 | $72K |
| Alidad M Zadeh |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 52 | 172 | 68 | $363K |
| 2023 | 111 | 440 | 145 | $1.0M |
| 2024 | 142 | 595 | 200 | $1.4M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 30 |
| Under 11 |
| $71K |
| Michael R Lovy Palm Springs, CA | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $65K |
| Tu N Truong San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 19 | Under 11 | $47K |
| Paul S Chang Buena Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Chinh Mai Westminster, CA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Robert O Flores San Fernando, CA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Enid S Ramos La Quinta, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Samy K Metyas Covina, CA | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen AMGN | 595 | $1.4M |