Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.3M
-8.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,262
$1,624.44 per claim
Patients
1,090
919 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.3M
$4,861.38 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.3M for Fosrenol in 2024, for 3,262 prescriptions and refills to 1,090 patients (down 8.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,624.44.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Fosrenol in 2024: $471K for 230 claims, followed by North Carolina ($461K).
Lynn M Wood, physician assistant in McMinnville, OR, had the highest Medicare cost for Fosrenol in 2024: 15 claims costing $53K.
Fosrenol is made by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Shire US Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn M Wood McMinnville, OR | Physician Assistant | 15 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Abigail Christina L Leonoras Las Vegas, NV | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Susan A Woody |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 766 | 2,679 | 910 | $5.2M |
| 2023 | 841 | 3,030 | 1,006 | $5.8M |
| 2024 | 919 | 3,262 | 1,090 | $5.3M |
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.
| Nephrology |
| 20 |
| Under 11 |
| $38K |
| Amita N Patel Greenville, MS | Nephrology | 15 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Loren M Calderone Mishawaka, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Kathryn A Schneider Oklahoma City, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Jessica A Haynie Opelika, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Fernando E Ottino Loxahatchee, FL | Nephrology | 19 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Charles S Jere Rocky Mount, NC | Nephrology | 15 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Gururaj Krishnamurthy Corinth, TX | Nephrology | 14 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Claudia G Rodriguez Rivera Milwaukee, WI | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Vivek Agarwal Lima, OH | Nephrology | 21 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Michelle C Dixon Schenectady, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Lynne D Herman Chattanooga, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Jonathan E Mowrey Kansas City, MO | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Rashmi Vijayvargiya Enid, OK | Nephrology | 18 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Christopher L Po Loris, SC | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Lisa M Kuchta Elyria, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Sean B Murphy Georgetown, SC | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Emily J Dulude Haverhill, MA | Nephrology | 22 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Mark M Wilson Alexandria, LA | Nephrology | 24 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Naeem Haider Jacksonville, FL | Nephrology | 18 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Susan P Atwood Colorado Springs, CO | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Nivin Haroon Rocky Mount, NC | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Dianna C Falkowitz Darby, PA | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $22K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Shire US Inc. TAK | 3,262 | $5.3M |