J0881 is the HCPCS code for: Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (non-esrd use). In 2024, 1,179 providers billed J0881 20,179,038 times, with an estimated $46.6M paid by Medicare.
J0881 is a Part B drug code: Medicare pays an ASP-based rate of $2.92 per 1 mcg (2026 Q3 ASP drug pricing file). Total payment per patient depends on the dose billed.
A billed "service" on this code is one 1 mcg unit, not one patient visit — that's why the service counts below run high.
What Medicare actually paid per service in 2024, on average: $2.31 (observed payment across all settings and modifiers — not a fee-schedule rate).
The top 5 billers nationally, ranked by 2024 Medicare service volume.
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Services | Est. Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Pascuzzo, DO | Medical Oncology | Fresno, CA | 185,500 | $428K |
| 2 | Sachin Gupta, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Fresno, CA | 136,800 | $318K |
| 3 | Marc Chernoff, D.O. | Hematology-Oncology | Horsham, PA | 126,400 | $293K |
| 4 | Ralph Boccia, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Bethesda, MD | 120,500 | $276K |
| 5 | Burton Alexander, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Norfolk, VA | 118,735 | $276K |
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