Benralizumab
Brand name: Fasenra Pen
Rank #237 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$54.8M
Total Cost
9,334
Total Claims
$54.8M
Total Cost
501
Prescribers
$5,871
Cost per Claim
104
Beneficiaries
15,952
30-Day Fills
$109K
Avg Cost/Provider
19
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.02%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$54.8M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $54.8M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $5,871 per prescription, this is a high-cost medication. Expensive drugs drive Medicare spending growth and create access challenges for patients with coverage gaps.
Average cost of $109,378 per prescriber suggests this drug may be concentrated among specialists. High per-provider spending can sometimes indicate inappropriate prescribing or overly aggressive use.
Average cost of $526,907 per patient per year. Medications at this price point significantly impact patient out-of-pocket costs and Medicare spending.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Benralizumab
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yevgeniya Brodskaya | Physician Assistant | Brooklyn, NY | 138 | $828K |
| 2 | Katherine Johnson | Nurse Practitioner | Knoxville, TN | 89 | $543K |
| 3 | Jessica Most | Pulmonary Disease | Philadelphia, PA | 88 | $525K |
| 4 | Praveen Datar | Pulmonary Disease | West Plains, MO | 55 | $343K |
| 5 | Michael Coffey | Pulmonary Disease | Ann Arbor, MI | 57 | $337K |
| 6 | Erin Macneill | Nurse Practitioner | Norwood, MA | 54 | $319K |
| 7 | Jennifer Condon | Nurse Practitioner | Fort Dodge, IA | 54 | $304K |
| 8 | Philip Slocum | Pulmonary Disease | Joplin, MO | 47 | $284K |
| 9 | Wendy Gilraine | Nurse Practitioner | Martinsville, VA | 45 | $280K |
| 10 | Thuy Lien Lai | Allergy/ Immunology | Riverside, CA | 53 | $278K |
| 11 | Richard Deluca | Pulmonary Disease | Bronx, NY | 45 | $276K |
| 12 | Katherine Johnson | Nurse Practitioner | Knoxville, TN | 46 | $275K |
| 13 | Rebecca Ezell | Nurse Practitioner | Slidell, LA | 44 | $266K |
| 14 | Laurie Lerner | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 46 | $262K |
| 15 | Joerel Ramos | Pulmonary Disease | Bronx, NY | 41 | $259K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | Allopurinol (Allopurinol) | $56.9M | 3,852,206 |
| 235 | Exenatide Microspheres (Bydureon Bcise) | $56.6M | 48,670 |
| 236 | Valsartan (Valsartan) | $56.4M | 1,481,937 |
| 237 | Benralizumab (Fasenra Pen) | $54.8M | 9,334 |
| 238 | Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost (Rocklatan) | $54.7M | 103,171 |
| 239 | Amifampridine Phosphate (Firdapse) | $54.4M | 1,203 |
| 240 | Dapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin (Xigduo Xr) | $54.4M | 58,629 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology