Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$13.5M
+52.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,642
$5,094.70 per claim
Patients
417
305 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$13.5M
$32,278.67 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $13.5M for Saphnelo in 2024, for 2,642 prescriptions and refills to 417 patients (up 52.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $5,094.70.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Saphnelo in 2024: $1.9M for 390 claims, followed by New York ($1.9M).
Bikramjit S Ahluwalia, internal medicine in Apple Valley, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Saphnelo in 2024: 56 claims costing $266K.
Saphnelo is made by AstraZeneca PLC (AZN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Astrazeneca.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikramjit S Ahluwalia Apple Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 56 | Under 11 | $266K |
| Victoria Katz Brooklyn, NY | Rheumatology | 46 | Under 11 | $223K |
| Jun Kang |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 136 | 893 | 180 | $4.3M |
| 2023 | 224 | 1,698 | 298 | $8.8M |
| 2024 | 305 | 2,642 | 417 | $13.5M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 35 |
| Under 11 |
| $183K |
| Angela M Stupi Cranberry Twp, PA | Rheumatology | 35 | Under 11 | $176K |
| Lauren Wire Hilliard, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | Under 11 | $174K |
| Jose E Rubio Mosquera Birmingham, AL | Rheumatology | 33 | Under 11 | $160K |
| Naiara Alvarez Harlingen, TX | Rheumatology | 34 | Under 11 | $160K |
| Kavita B Kalra Baltimore, MD | Hematology-Oncology | 32 | Under 11 | $152K |
| Vijay Singh Sewell, NJ | Rheumatology | 28 | Under 11 | $143K |
| Sabeen Najam Baytown, TX | Rheumatology | 28 | Under 11 | $142K |
| Julia E Buchfuhrer Downey, CA | Rheumatology | 28 | Under 11 | $142K |
| Weijia Yuan New York, NY | Rheumatology | 27 | Under 11 | $135K |
| Eric J Campbell Edmond, OK | Physician Assistant | 26 | Under 11 | $134K |
| Ravi B Sutaria Forest Hills, NY | Rheumatology | 25 | Under 11 | $134K |
| Syed H Raza Memphis, TN | Rheumatology | 25 | Under 11 | $131K |
| Howard M Busch Loxahatchee, FL | Rheumatology | 26 | Under 11 | $130K |
| Waleed A Bolad Orlando, FL | Rheumatology | 25 | Under 11 | $127K |
| Elizabeth S Clayton Easton, MD | Rheumatology | 24 | Under 11 | $121K |
| Sonya A McMillan Middletown, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | Under 11 | $116K |
| Michael Elist Tarzana, CA | Rheumatology | 21 | Under 11 | $110K |
| Scott T Kawamoto Honolulu, HI | Rheumatology | 22 | Under 11 | $110K |
| Solomon N Forouzesh Culver City, CA | Rheumatology | 21 | Under 11 | $109K |
| Hing-Sheung E Fung Waco, TX | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $109K |
| Steven C Kimmel Tamarac, FL | Rheumatology | 21 | Under 11 | $106K |
| Jigar Shah Margate, FL | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $103K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca AZN | 2,642 | $13.5M |