Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$55.8M
+20.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
18K
$3,162.36 per claim
Patients
3,493
1,273 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$55.8M
$15,973.78 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $55.8M for Xgeva in 2024, for 17,638 prescriptions and refills to 3,493 patients (up 20.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,162.36.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Xgeva in 2024: $13.9M for 4,448 claims, followed by California ($10.2M).
Eugenio G Galindo, hematology-oncology in McAllen, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Xgeva in 2024: 278 claims costing $849K.
Xgeva 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugenio G Galindo McAllen, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 278 | 28 | $849K |
| Sanjaykumar J Hapani Edmond, OK | Medical Oncology | 246 | 35 | $768K |
| David J Tamura |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,131 | 13,639 | 2,673 | $38.6M |
| 2023 | 1,173 | 14,773 | 2,896 | $46.2M |
| 2024 | 1,273 | 17,638 | 3,493 | $55.8M |
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 181 |
| 28 |
| $579K |
| Michael P Sherman Walnut Creek, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 179 | 28 | $566K |
| Ilmana Fulger Bronx, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 162 | 19 | $499K |
| Antoine E Chahine Canfield, OH | Medical Oncology | 152 | 21 | $485K |
| Ari D Baron San Francisco, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 110 | 16 | $349K |
| Amory V Novoselac New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 107 | 15 | $342K |
| Todd D Shenkenberg Harlingen, TX | Medical Oncology | 107 | 17 | $337K |
| Fabio Volterra Bronx, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 111 | 24 | $336K |
| Tina A Khair Gettysburg, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 108 | 12 | $336K |
| James R Berenson West Hollywood, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 106 | 14 | $332K |
| Deepali Sharma Riverhead, NY | Internal Medicine | 105 | 19 | $332K |
| Melvin P Palalay Honolulu, HI | Hematology-Oncology | 100 | 17 | $319K |
| Ghassan Al-Jazayrly Los Angeles, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 113 | 15 | $318K |
| Alfredo E Torres Gonzalez Port Jefferson Station, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 99 | 14 | $313K |
| Ramsey N Asmar Brooklyn, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 102 | 21 | $312K |
| Ashvini Sengar Gadsden, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 98 | 22 | $307K |
| Roy H Chen Riverhead, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 99 | 20 | $307K |
| Amishi Desai Port Jefferson Station, NY | Hematology | 100 | 15 | $300K |
| Yelda Nouri Riverhead, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 96 | 23 | $293K |
| Zili He X Flushing, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 93 | 14 | $289K |
| Satish A Shah Gettysburg, PA | Hematology-Oncology | 90 | 13 | $281K |
| Chrystina Castellon Rancho Mirage, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 93 | 23 | $280K |
| Nino Aleksidze Montgomery, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 87 | 15 | $279K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen AMGN | 17,654 | $55.8M |