Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.6M
+27.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,734
$10,163.77 per claim
Patients
285
250 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$17.6M
$61,838.51 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.6M for Nplate in 2024, for 1,734 prescriptions and refills to 285 patients (up 27.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10,163.77.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Nplate in 2024: $6.4M for 488 claims, followed by California ($2.2M).
Syed S Rafique, hematology-oncology in Greenwood, MS, had the highest Medicare cost for Nplate in 2024: 38 claims costing $623K.
Nplate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syed S Rafique Greenwood, MS | Hematology-Oncology | 38 | Under 11 | $623K |
| Zahra Pakbaz Orange, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $620K |
| Adam Cuker Philadelphia, PA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 193 | 1,482 | 216 | $13.2M |
| 2023 | 193 | 1,435 | 223 | $13.9M |
| 2024 | 250 | 1,734 | 285 | $17.6M |
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 |
| 17 |
| Under 11 |
| $551K |
| Bertrand Y Tuan San Francisco, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 71 | Under 11 | $472K |
| Minkyung Lee New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $423K |
| Kara Spalik Johnson City, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $385K |
| David T Chu Port Jefferson Station, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $331K |
| Hayman S Salib Easton, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $312K |
| Kristin T Ansteatt Peoria, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | Under 11 | $305K |
| Alexander I Zuhoski Riverhead, NY | Medical Oncology | 30 | 11 | $305K |
| Maqsood Amjad Robbinsville, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $280K |
| Seetha R Murukutla Staten Island, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $249K |
| Ramalingam Ratnasabapathy Henderson, NV | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $242K |
| Shahid Nawaz East Patchogue, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $215K |
| Deepali Sharma Riverhead, NY | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $205K |
| Alec S Goldenberg New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 21 | Under 11 | $199K |
| Jerry J George Port Jefferson Station, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $196K |
| Louis J Avvento Southampton, NY | Medical Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $193K |
| Todd D Shenkenberg Harlingen, TX | Medical Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $187K |
| Michael S Benjamin West Hills, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 20 | Under 11 | $187K |
| Ari D Fishman Greenbelt, MD | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $176K |
| Manish Dhawan Minden, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 25 | Under 11 | $174K |
| Eugenio G Galindo McAllen, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 18 | Under 11 | $172K |
| Noshir A Dacosta Smithtown, NY | Medical Oncology | 15 | Under 11 | $168K |
| Gurmohan Syali E Setauket, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $155K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen AMGN | 1,734 | $17.6M |