Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$48.3M
+1.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
25K
$1,959.49 per claim
Patients
9,322
5,211 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$48.3M
$5,178.58 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $48.3M for Zarxio in 2024, for 24,629 prescriptions and refills to 9,322 patients (up 1.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,959.49.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Zarxio in 2024: $8.5M for 4,935 claims, followed by New York ($7.3M).
Asit J Choksi, hematology-oncology in The Woodlands, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Zarxio in 2024: 114 claims costing $253K.
Zarxio is made by Sandoz Group AG (SDZ.SW), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sandoz.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asit J Choksi The Woodlands, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 114 | 24 | $253K |
| Javier Ruiz New Windsor, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 63 | 13 | $236K |
| Youram Nassir Los Angeles, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,020 | 24,388 | 9,350 | $49.5M |
| 2023 | 4,828 | 21,444 | 8,315 | $47.4M |
| 2024 | 5,211 | 24,629 | 9,322 | $48.3M |
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 |
| 151 |
| 42 |
| $233K |
| Eunyoung Cho Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 64 | 15 | $223K |
| Eugenio G Galindo McAllen, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 101 | 20 | $207K |
| Suneetha Challagundla San Antonio, TX | Medical Oncology | 68 | 12 | $203K |
| Boris Bagdasarian Glendale, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 98 | 36 | $186K |
| Hyung C Suh Tampa, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 32 | 26 | $184K |
| Manish Dhawan Minden, LA | Hematology-Oncology | 101 | 23 | $172K |
| Jayesh Mehta Chicago, IL | Hematology | 45 | 28 | $171K |
| Sreecharan Reddy Mavuram San Antonio, TX | Medical Oncology | 39 | 16 | $169K |
| Rajiv Khanna Beckley, WV | Hematology-Oncology | 61 | 15 | $166K |
| Michele L Donato Hackensack, NJ | Medical Oncology | 29 | 20 | $164K |
| Sara D Close Boston, MA | Physician Assistant | 81 | 56 | $162K |
| Shani N Irby New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | 25 | $162K |
| Haroutioun S Shahinian El Paso, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 49 | 12 | $153K |
| Syed N Raza San Antonio, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 81 | 29 | $146K |
| Clare M Kearney Boston, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 32 | 32 | $145K |
| Robert T Muldoon Hot Springs, AR | Hematology-Oncology | 75 | 16 | $134K |
| Julie T Chan Moore, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 30 | 12 | $133K |
| Karleung Siu Teaneck, NJ | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $127K |
| Paul J Lin Wellington, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 36 | Under 11 | $124K |
| Ajay Sehgal Corpus Christi, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 169 | 35 | $124K |
| Rahul R Naik Los Angeles, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 149 | 43 | $122K |
| Weber Chen Pasadena, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 113 | 39 | $119K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 24,638 | $48.3M |