Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.9M
+61.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,794
$3,860.25 per claim
Patients
345
363 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.9M
$20,073.30 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.9M for Fetroja in 2024, for 1,794 prescriptions and refills to 345 patients (up 61.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,860.25.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Fetroja in 2024: $772K for 221 claims, followed by Texas ($728K).
Sai Lakshmi V Chandran, internal medicine in Phoenix, AZ, had the highest Medicare cost for Fetroja in 2024: 37 claims costing $172K.
Fetroja is made by Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (4507.T), listed in the Medicare spending data as Shionogi Pharma.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Lakshmi V Chandran Phoenix, AZ | Internal Medicine | 37 | Under 11 | $172K |
| Uriel S Sandkovsky Dallas, TX | Infectious Disease | 27 | Under 11 | $146K |
| Jacqueline S Dargan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 144 | 682 | 137 | $2.2M |
| 2023 | 220 | 1,053 | 218 | $4.3M |
| 2024 | 363 | 1,794 | 345 | $6.9M |
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.
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| 16 |
| Under 11 |
| $138K |
| Sarah C Kiel Minneapolis, MN | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $105K |
| Khalid A Noori North Babylon, NY | Internal Medicine | 70 | Under 11 | $102K |
| Mir A Mohammad Henderson, NV | Infectious Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $88K |
| Kumara Singaravelu Phoenix, AZ | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $88K |
| Joseph Durandis Miami, FL | Family Practice | 81 | Under 11 | $63K |
| Sujata Sharma Houston, TX | Family Practice | 37 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Robert A Schmidt Rossford, OH | Family Practice | 17 | Under 11 | $49K |
| William P Goins II Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $48K |
| Suhasini Gudipati Saginaw, MI | Internal Medicine | 36 | Under 11 | $47K |
| Pat F Bass Shreveport, LA | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Harish Nandipati Mesa, AZ | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Frank C Skurpski Rochester, NY | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Farhan Malik East Windsor, NJ | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Joseph Kim Randolph, NJ | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Aiza Akbar Glen Ridge, NJ | Hospitalist | 18 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Bhanwarlal Chowdhury Trenton, NJ | Gastroenterology | 13 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Magdy Nasra Holmdel, NJ | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Crystal Murray Tampa, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $22K |
| William F Grella Wayne, NJ | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Mark Akselrud Tamarac, FL | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Munawar Haider Bedford, TX | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Fouad S Albana Holmdel, NJ | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $20K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Shionogi Pharma 4507.T | 1,794 | $6.9M |