Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$53.1M
+28.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
7,278
$7,298.13 per claim
Patients
2,420
1,217 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$53.1M
$21,942.21 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $53.1M for Neulasta in 2024, for 7,278 prescriptions and refills to 2,420 patients (up 28.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $7,298.13.
New Jersey had the highest Medicare cost for Neulasta in 2024: $10.5M for 1,322 claims, followed by New York ($8.6M).
Michael S Benjamin, hematology-oncology in West Hills, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Neulasta in 2024: 126 claims costing $934K.
Neulasta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael S Benjamin West Hills, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 126 | 18 | $934K |
| Alyssa Lynch Mountain Lakes, NJ | Physician Assistant | 56 | 17 | $643K |
| Brian F Canavan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 724 | 4,496 | 1,387 | $36.1M |
| 2023 | 914 | 5,052 | 1,671 | $41.5M |
| 2024 | 1,217 | 7,278 | 2,420 | $53.1M |
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 72 |
| 18 |
| $589K |
| Boris Bagdasarian Glendale, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 97 | 27 | $583K |
| Sameer P Desai Somerset, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 61 | 16 | $518K |
| Peyman Salimi-Tari Fountain Valley, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 72 | 14 | $458K |
| Rohit Kapoor Live Oak, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 47 | Under 11 | $440K |
| Kush Sachdeva Vineland, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 50 | 11 | $399K |
| Devesh M Pandya Houston, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 64 | 13 | $390K |
| Waqas Rehman Flemington, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 45 | Under 11 | $358K |
| Arjun Iyengar New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 56 | 15 | $342K |
| Phillip D Reid East Brunswick, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 39 | Under 11 | $340K |
| Andrei M Dobrescu Bridgewater, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 44 | Under 11 | $339K |
| Tarun Wasil New Hyde Park, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 33 | Under 11 | $334K |
| Rizwan Danish Flint, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 51 | 20 | $318K |
| David A Richards Somerset, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 40 | Under 11 | $315K |
| Benjamin P Negin Vineland, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 42 | 13 | $312K |
| Norland Ng New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 43 | Under 11 | $311K |
| Andrew L Sochacki Grand Rapids, MI | Hematology-Oncology | 49 | Under 11 | $308K |
| Sungwon R Kyung Los Angeles, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 46 | 16 | $301K |
| Brittany Gehm Denville, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $298K |
| Bhavna Gupta Union City, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 39 | Under 11 | $292K |
| Noshir A Dacosta Smithtown, NY | Medical Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $288K |
| Aamer Farooq East Brunswick, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 27 | Under 11 | $281K |
| Krisztina I Larson Burbank, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 45 | 11 | $277K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen AMGN | 7,279 | $53.1M |