Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$92.5M
+29.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
37K
$2,512.54 per claim
Patients
8,090
3,607 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$92.6M
$11,439.03 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $92.5M for Evenity (2 Syringes) in 2024, for 36,835 prescriptions and refills to 8,090 patients (up 29.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,512.54.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Evenity (2 Syringes) in 2024: $27.3M for 11,273 claims, followed by New York ($12.0M).
Srikanth Naramala, rheumatology in Visalia, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Evenity (2 Syringes) in 2024: 728 claims costing $1.7M.
Evenity (2 Syringes) is made by Amgen Inc. (AMGN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Amgen.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srikanth Naramala Visalia, CA | Rheumatology | 728 | 120 | $1.7M |
| Sergio A Alvarado El Paso, TX | Family Practice | 327 | 124 | $1.6M |
| Carol Mayfield |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,050 | 21,840 | 4,512 | $50.0M |
| 2023 | 2,809 | 28,487 | 6,216 | $71.6M |
| 2024 | 3,607 | 36,835 | 8,090 | $92.5M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 303 |
| 52 |
| $738K |
| Hangjun Jang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 167 | 31 | $611K |
| Samy K Metyas Covina, CA | Rheumatology | 247 | 56 | $590K |
| Xiandong Shi Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 185 | 33 | $441K |
| Chinh Mai Westminster, CA | Internal Medicine | 180 | 36 | $434K |
| Zhenghong Yuan San Gabriel, CA | Family Practice | 154 | 36 | $364K |
| Cosmin Dascalu Babylon, NY | Rheumatology | 145 | 20 | $345K |
| Adam J Bruntz Fort Worth, TX | Physician Assistant | 138 | 33 | $331K |
| Lynn W Thompson - Gregory State College, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 146 | 25 | $331K |
| Freda B Hannafon Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 139 | 17 | $319K |
| Tara S Adams Macon, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 130 | 26 | $318K |
| Seleaina A Thomas Victorville, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 128 | 14 | $317K |
| Michael M Dao Garden Grove, CA | Internal Medicine | 130 | 26 | $310K |
| Solomon N Forouzesh Culver City, CA | Rheumatology | 128 | 29 | $303K |
| Roshan Kotha La Mesa, CA | Rheumatology | 126 | 24 | $300K |
| Xian Min Li Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 117 | 30 | $287K |
| Edwin Yau Monterey Park, CA | Family Practice | 121 | 32 | $282K |
| Julia E Buchfuhrer Downey, CA | Rheumatology | 122 | 23 | $276K |
| Ramachandran Srinivasan Monterey Park, CA | Rheumatology | 114 | 30 | $266K |
| Ricardo J Garcia Alemany Hialeah, FL | Rheumatology | 109 | 31 | $263K |
| Gerald Y Ho La Palma, CA | Rheumatology | 109 | 25 | $261K |
| Dan T la Tujunga, CA | Rheumatology | 109 | 17 | $255K |
| Tram Ho Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 76 | 21 | $249K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen AMGN | 36,846 | $92.6M |