Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$45.8M
+18.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
6,209
$7,380.45 per claim
Patients
1,592
718 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$45.9M
$28,755.16 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $45.8M for Simponi Aria in 2024, for 6,209 prescriptions and refills to 1,592 patients (up 18.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $7,380.45.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Simponi Aria in 2024: $8.6M for 1,165 claims, followed by California ($6.4M).
Richard Haddad, rheumatology in Red Bank, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Simponi Aria in 2024: 216 claims costing $1.5M.
Simponi Aria is made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), listed in the Medicare spending data as Janssen Biotech.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Haddad Red Bank, NJ | Rheumatology | 216 | 48 | $1.5M |
| Swati M Shah Jacksonville, FL | Rheumatology | 112 | 26 | $795K |
| Gerald Y Ho La Palma, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 450 | 3,855 | 946 | $30.8M |
| 2023 | 573 | 4,840 | 1,218 | $38.7M |
| 2024 | 718 | 6,209 | 1,592 | $45.8M |
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.
| Rheumatology |
| 101 |
| 22 |
| $615K |
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 66 | 15 | $543K |
| Eric Panahi Fountain Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 81 | 21 | $536K |
| Edward C Allegra II Red Bank, NJ | Rheumatology | 77 | 17 | $511K |
| Layla B McDaniel Jacksonville, FL | Physician Assistant | 54 | 12 | $459K |
| Roy C Sampson Lowell, AR | Rheumatology | 63 | 14 | $434K |
| Ricardo J Garcia Alemany Hialeah, FL | Rheumatology | 58 | 11 | $426K |
| James T Jakes Montgomery, AL | Rheumatology | 49 | Under 11 | $410K |
| Srikanth Naramala Visalia, CA | Rheumatology | 69 | 19 | $406K |
| Aymen A Kenawy Lynn Haven, FL | Rheumatology | 49 | Under 11 | $396K |
| Sabeen Najam Baytown, TX | Rheumatology | 49 | Under 11 | $391K |
| Latosha L Redd Elk City, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | 13 | $384K |
| Philip A Waller Houston, TX | Rheumatology | 50 | 14 | $384K |
| Guillermo J Valenzuela Plantation, FL | Rheumatology | 50 | 14 | $376K |
| Naiara Alvarez Harlingen, TX | Rheumatology | 55 | 13 | $354K |
| Jeffrey T Landis Catonsville, MD | Rheumatology | 34 | Under 11 | $350K |
| Sylvie J Fisher Enid, OK | Physician Assistant | 42 | 12 | $340K |
| Jacqueline Vo Houston, TX | Rheumatology | 47 | Under 11 | $338K |
| Vijay Singh Sewell, NJ | Rheumatology | 48 | 14 | $332K |
| Ahmed A Morsy Webster, TX | Rheumatology | 39 | 11 | $327K |
| Yelena Sokolova Brooklyn, NY | Rheumatology | 45 | Under 11 | $305K |
| Babak Zamiri Riverside, CA | Rheumatology | 40 | Under 11 | $297K |
| Jaime A Pachon South Miami, FL | Rheumatology | 41 | Under 11 | $274K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech JNJ | 6,219 | $45.9M |