Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$157.5M
-3.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
107K
$1,477.60 per claim
Patients
25K
10,163 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$157.5M
$6,378.87 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $157.5M for Procrit in 2024, for 106,570 prescriptions and refills to 24,680 patients (down 3.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,477.60.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Procrit in 2024: $40.5M for 29,477 claims, followed by New York ($26.7M).
Michael S Benjamin, hematology-oncology in West Hills, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Procrit in 2024: 502 claims costing $2.7M.
Procrit is made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), listed in the Medicare spending data as Janssen Product.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael S Benjamin West Hills, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 502 | 90 | $2.7M |
| Sanjaykumar J Hapani Edmond, OK | Medical Oncology | 481 | 85 | $1.7M |
| Kirtan N Koticha |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,278 | 85,926 | 20,654 | $138.1M |
| 2023 | 10,193 | 102,277 | 24,358 | $163.0M |
| 2024 | 10,163 | 106,570 | 24,680 | $157.5M |
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 292 |
| 83 |
| $1.2M |
| Harsha Vyas Dublin, GA | Internal Medicine | 362 | 100 | $1.1M |
| Amir A Rasheed Baytown, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 230 | 45 | $934K |
| Hassan Kaleem Tulsa, OK | Radiation Oncology | 227 | 61 | $902K |
| Manish Dhawan Minden, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 287 | 80 | $861K |
| Boris Bagdasarian Glendale, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 310 | 103 | $815K |
| Byung Lee Los Angeles, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 236 | 70 | $763K |
| Pratibha K Desai Saint Petersburg, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 243 | 75 | $730K |
| Vinicio Hernandez Orlando, FL | Medical Oncology | 357 | 72 | $695K |
| 1205130218 | Hematology-Oncology | 158 | 47 | $647K |
| Myron E Bednar Flemington, NJ | Hematology | 158 | 41 | $646K |
| Brittany Gehm Denville, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 166 | 56 | $548K |
| William R Mitchell Huntersville, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 259 | 33 | $482K |
| Balagopalan Nair Little Rock, AR | Hematology-Oncology | 238 | 46 | $452K |
| Jason S Ho Los Angeles, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 197 | 43 | $439K |
| Omer Khalil Little Rock, AR | Hematology-Oncology | 147 | 32 | $418K |
| Satish A Shah Gettysburg, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 148 | 29 | $411K |
| Alec S Goldenberg New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 100 | 27 | $409K |
| Clifford J Bragg Fort Mohave, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 115 | 39 | $406K |
| Trina Poretta Voorhees, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 115 | 46 | $395K |
| Julie Kanter Washko Birmingham, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 44 | 11 | $382K |
| Syed H Abid St Petersburg, FL | Medical Oncology | 100 | 25 | $380K |
| Suzy Melkonian Chatsworth, CA | Medical Oncology | 84 | 22 | $380K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Product JNJ | 106,585 | $157.5M |