Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$27.6M
-23.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
385K
$71.66 per claim
Patients
107K
46,133 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$27.6M
$257.44 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $27.6M for Calcium Acetate in 2024, for 384,661 prescriptions and refills to 107,070 patients (down 23.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $71.66.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Calcium Acetate in 2024: $4.8M for 58,483 claims, followed by Texas ($2.2M).
Kamal Eldin M Ahmed, nephrology in Yuma, AZ, had the highest Medicare cost for Calcium Acetate in 2024: 268 claims costing $31K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal Eldin M Ahmed Yuma, AZ | Nephrology | 268 | 93 | $31K |
| Lourdes S Pena-de la Vega Manati, PR | Nephrology | 321 | 82 | $30K |
| Lillian J Borrego Conde |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46,720 | 409,920 | 112,705 | $40.8M |
| 2023 | 46,057 | 390,530 | 108,373 | $35.8M |
| 2024 | 46,133 | 384,661 | 107,070 | $27.6M |
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.
| Nephrology |
| 229 |
| 40 |
| $28K |
| Edwina Whitacre Redding, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 357 | 106 | $28K |
| Edgar Hernandez Montalvo Manati, PR | Nephrology | 283 | 66 | $28K |
| Patricia A Paulhus Hemet, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 168 | 65 | $27K |
| Tariq Mubin Bakersfield, CA | Nephrology | 250 | 88 | $26K |
| Alfredo Ramirez Mayaguez, PR | Nephrology | 291 | 83 | $25K |
| Lillian Padilla Costoso Manati, PR | Nephrology | 289 | 83 | $25K |
| Manuel A Cruz Manati, PR | Nephrology | 203 | 50 | $24K |
| George G Hon Paramount, CA | Nephrology | 275 | 95 | $24K |
| Kevin Pham Orange, CA | Nephrology | 199 | 62 | $24K |
| Antonio L Diaz Hernandez San Juan, PR | Nephrology | 203 | 35 | $21K |
| Patricia Howard Chattanooga, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 247 | 47 | $21K |
| Sivanthan Balachandran Conway, SC | Nephrology | 158 | 47 | $21K |
| Eddie M Rodriguez-Castro Bayamon, PR | Nephrology | 201 | 44 | $20K |
| Nanette C Fonte Lancaster, CA | Internal Medicine | 123 | 58 | $20K |
| Thong H DO Hanford, CA | Internal Medicine | 168 | 51 | $20K |
| Shelly L Elam Amarillo, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 119 | 53 | $19K |
| Mark Bevan Farmington, NM | Nephrology | 281 | 76 | $19K |
| Min-O Chuang Alhambra, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 203 | 71 | $19K |
| Honeylynn C Abaya Moreno Valley, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 174 | 61 | $18K |
| Angel F Delgado Garrastegui Toa Baja, PR | Nephrology | 246 | 67 | $18K |
| Tariq Javed Visalia, CA | Internal Medicine | 213 | 60 | $18K |
| Parham A Mokri Bakersfield, CA | Nephrology | 268 | 74 | $17K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Rising Pharm | 136,551 | $9.6M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 108,870 | $9.3M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 70,059 | $4.0M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 46,755 | $3.3M |
| Nostrum Laborat | 11,300 | $656K |
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 5,088 | $271K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 2,419 | $263K |
| Nivagen Pharmac | 3,420 | $195K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 151 | $8,469 |
| Exelan Pharmace | 81 | $1,941 |
| Marlex Pharm. | 39 | $1,652 |
| Precision Dose | 24 | $1,347 |