Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$131.5M
-28.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
73K
$1,812.74 per claim
Patients
17K
7,001 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$131.5M
$7,664.39 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $131.5M for Auryxia in 2024, for 72,552 prescriptions and refills to 17,156 patients (down 28.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,812.74.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Auryxia in 2024: $17.4M for 7,892 claims, followed by California ($13.3M).
Mark U Liong, nephrology in McAllen, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Auryxia in 2024: 278 claims costing $691K.
Auryxia is made by Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA), listed in the Medicare spending data as Keryx Biopharma.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark U Liong McAllen, TX | Nephrology | 278 | 50 | $691K |
| Reuben Valentin Brownsville, TX | Nephrology | 186 | 58 | $578K |
| Katherine Strickland Gainesville, FL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,865 | 112,041 | 24,381 | $194.6M |
| 2023 | 8,192 | 97,461 | 21,109 | $182.6M |
| 2024 | 7,001 | 72,552 | 17,156 | $131.5M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 234 |
| 65 |
| $511K |
| Anna K Stewart Paducah, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 184 | 44 | $508K |
| Edgard M Vera Tapia Victorville, CA | Nephrology | 295 | 59 | $491K |
| Subramaniam Anandasivam Brownsville, TX | Nephrology | 151 | 53 | $486K |
| Liliana E Rios Rojas McAllen, TX | Nephrology | 152 | 43 | $472K |
| Melissa S Hamilton West Monroe, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 276 | 67 | $451K |
| Hiren C Shah Yorba Linda, CA | Internal Medicine | 232 | 28 | $450K |
| Syed T Rab Hammond, LA | Nephrology | 237 | 57 | $440K |
| Salil Mangi McAllen, TX | Nephrology | 124 | 41 | $388K |
| Jessica C Tran Baton Rouge, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 291 | 67 | $383K |
| Ricardo A Baltodano McAllen, TX | Nephrology | 132 | 45 | $381K |
| Lisa A Turner Montgomery, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 159 | 33 | $367K |
| Gregory J Hale Oxford, MS | Internal Medicine | 157 | 28 | $351K |
| Michael H Keene Montgomery, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 89 | 33 | $294K |
| Carmen Carr Flowood, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 169 | 51 | $293K |
| Anthony P Blalock Lafayette, LA | Nephrology | 111 | 22 | $289K |
| Caroline K Lynn Montgomery, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 129 | 34 | $284K |
| Sible Rebello Riverside, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 162 | 28 | $281K |
| Dawinder S Sohal Vicksburg, MS | Nephrology | 207 | 37 | $281K |
| Natasha F Lewis Baton Rouge, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 118 | 38 | $245K |
| Sivanthan Balachandran Conway, SC | Nephrology | 103 | 22 | $243K |
| Inderpal Singh Florence, SC | Nephrology | 145 | 26 | $241K |
| Mark M Wilson Alexandria, LA | Nephrology | 100 | 21 | $232K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Keryx Biopharma AKBA | 72,567 | $131.5M |