Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$172.1M
+56.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
37K
$4,592.51 per claim
Patients
6,252
3,400 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$172.2M
$27,533.88 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $172.1M for Kevzara in 2024, for 37,483 prescriptions and refills to 6,252 patients (up 56.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4,592.51.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Kevzara in 2024: $14.7M for 3,030 claims, followed by Florida ($14.2M).
Ray H McLaughlin Jr., rheumatology in Tuscaloosa, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Kevzara in 2024: 410 claims costing $1.7M.
Kevzara is made by Sanofi (SNY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sanofi-Aventis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray H McLaughlin Jr. Tuscaloosa, AL | Rheumatology | 410 | 50 | $1.7M |
| Amanda L Matthews San Antonio, TX | Physician Assistant | 192 | 32 | $863K |
| Maria V Vintimilla |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,941 | 18,554 | 2,967 | $80.7M |
| 2023 | 2,534 | 24,081 | 4,165 | $110.2M |
| 2024 | 3,400 | 37,483 | 6,252 | $172.1M |
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.
| Rheumatology |
| 169 |
| 26 |
| $755K |
| Jorge A Mundo Humacao, PR | Rheumatology | 173 | 20 | $746K |
| David D Dang Garden Grove, CA | Rheumatology | 149 | 16 | $617K |
| Jyothi R Mallepalli Monroe, LA | Rheumatology | 119 | 17 | $532K |
| Jeremy Anuntiyo San Pedro, CA | Internal Medicine | 115 | 15 | $531K |
| James E Mossell III Tifton, GA | Rheumatology | 122 | 22 | $529K |
| Alvin F Wells Destin, FL | Rheumatology | 91 | 20 | $512K |
| Angela O Pham Carrollton, GA | Rheumatology | 114 | 14 | $488K |
| Radames Sierra-Zorita San Juan, PR | Rheumatology | 111 | 11 | $482K |
| Robert O Holmes Jr. Pollocksville, NC | Rheumatology | 105 | 15 | $455K |
| Kathy C Lynn Macon, GA | Rheumatology | 104 | 14 | $442K |
| Horng-Chyi R Lai Gillette, WY | Rheumatology | 103 | 17 | $441K |
| Alissa G Ledgerwood Orlando, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 85 | 23 | $407K |
| Mayra G Oberto-Medina Coon Rapids, MN | Internal Medicine | 76 | 14 | $363K |
| 1598738262 | Rheumatology | 81 | 17 | $348K |
| Anaida J Nadal Torres Caguas, PR | Rheumatology | 79 | 12 | $344K |
| Jayashree Sinha Clovis, NM | Rheumatology | 78 | 11 | $333K |
| Jessica A Boyd Tifton, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 13 | $323K |
| Dharmarajan Ramaswamy Hemet, CA | Internal Medicine | 61 | 12 | $321K |
| Patrick K Timms Pueblo, CO | Rheumatology | 73 | 12 | $318K |
| Anne Marie Holly Rochester, NY | Physician Assistant | 62 | 14 | $316K |
| Sushama Mody Secaucus, NJ | Rheumatology | 39 | Under 11 | $312K |
| Rakesh C Patel Salisbury, NC | Rheumatology | 73 | 12 | $309K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-Aventis SNY | 37,496 | $172.2M |