Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$520K
-4.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,713
$191.58 per claim
Patients
721
224 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$520K
$721.56 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $520K for Fosaprepitant Dimeglumine in 2024, for 2,713 prescriptions and refills to 721 patients (down 4.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $191.58.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Fosaprepitant Dimeglumine in 2024: $167K for 565 claims, followed by Minnesota ($89K).
Tony P Lopez, internal medicine in San Diego, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Fosaprepitant Dimeglumine in 2024: 54 claims costing $111K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony P Lopez San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 54 | Under 11 | $111K |
| Christiann M Propp Coon Rapids, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 35 | Under 11 | $71K |
| Aasim S Sehbai |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 196 | 2,081 | 596 | $455K |
| 2023 | 201 | 2,448 | 690 | $545K |
| 2024 | 224 | 2,713 | 721 | $520K |
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.
| Medical Oncology |
| 165 |
| 30 |
| $22K |
| April B Grudell Coon Rapids, MN | Gastroenterology | 49 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Ashvini Sengar Gadsden, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 107 | 33 | $17K |
| Nino Aleksidze Montgomery, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 82 | 26 | $13K |
| Kirtan N Koticha Shreveport, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 106 | 31 | $11K |
| Milah B Frownfelter Seattle, WA | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $9,627 |
| Manish Dhawan Minden, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 91 | 29 | $8,244 |
| Alejandro Garcia Tuscaloosa, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 30 | Under 11 | $7,747 |
| Ruby Hanna Mountain Lakes, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 27 | Under 11 | $6,595 |
| Arjun Iyengar New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 80 | 19 | $6,439 |
| David J Tamura Honolulu, HI | Hematology-Oncology | 65 | 19 | $6,198 |
| Vijaykumar Roy Wayne, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 26 | Under 11 | $6,034 |
| Melvin P Palalay Honolulu, HI | Hematology-Oncology | 40 | Under 11 | $5,384 |
| Christine G Simone Stuart, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 32 | Under 11 | $4,522 |
| Benjamin P Negin Vineland, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 36 | Under 11 | $4,318 |
| Pete Pow-Anpongkul Fountain Valley, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 32 | 11 | $4,233 |
| Trina Poretta Voorhees, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 32 | Under 11 | $3,998 |
| Hemalatha Vasireddy Belleville, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $3,842 |
| Haresh S Jhangiani Fountain Valley, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 37 | Under 11 | $3,800 |
| Astrid Belalcazar Montgomery, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 24 | Under 11 | $3,372 |
| Brian S Choi Riverside, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 38 | 13 | $3,213 |
| Leonid Shunyakov Bolivar, MO | Medical Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $2,960 |
| Alaa Latif Pomona, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $2,948 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Be Pharmaceutic | 293 | $141K |
| Novadoz Pharmac | 347 | $103K |
| Bluepoint Labor | 670 | $94K |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 561 | $50K |
| Camber Pharmace | 276 | $46K |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 201 | $35K |
| Novadoz-Premier | 59 | $14K |
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 101 | $13K |
| Mylan Instituti VTRS | 47 | $7,471 |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 20 | $4,790 |
| Fresenius Kabi | 22 | $3,570 |
| Athenex Pharmac | 81 | $3,331 |
| West-Ward/Hi-No | 12 | $2,140 |
| Hepalink USA, I | 19 | $1,038 |