Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$42.8M
+3.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
31K
$1,360.60 per claim
Patients
5,244
2,193 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$42.8M
$8,164.13 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $42.8M for Rayaldee in 2024, for 31,470 prescriptions and refills to 5,244 patients (up 3.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,360.60.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Rayaldee in 2024: $6.9M for 5,084 claims, followed by California ($5.7M).
Nhan T Luu, nephrology in Galion, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Rayaldee in 2024: 386 claims costing $586K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nhan T Luu Galion, OH | Nephrology | 386 | 56 | $586K |
| Eldrid A Baez Matos Dallas, TX | Nephrology | 379 | 61 | $457K |
| Laurel W Yap Flushing, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,863 | 26,087 | 4,174 | $36.1M |
| 2023 | 2,060 | 29,439 | 4,888 | $41.5M |
| 2024 | 2,193 | 31,470 | 5,244 | $42.8M |
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 |
| 377 |
| 58 |
| $452K |
| Carmelo C Mendiola Fort Payne, AL | Internal Medicine | 231 | 28 | $394K |
| Anand C Reddy Odessa, TX | Nephrology | 259 | 48 | $338K |
| Courage A Atekha Statesboro, GA | Nephrology | 244 | 37 | $338K |
| Geoffrey N Alilonu Northport, AL | Nephrology | 218 | 30 | $315K |
| James P Tomas San Bernardino, CA | Nephrology | 252 | 29 | $307K |
| James W Jackson Jr. Statesboro, GA | Nephrology | 224 | 32 | $300K |
| Binh T Nguyen Houston, TX | Nephrology | 221 | 49 | $288K |
| Thet N Zaw Douglas, GA | Nephrology | 215 | 35 | $285K |
| Alexander M Swan Avenel, NJ | Internal Medicine | 201 | 31 | $284K |
| Jeffrey N Feldman Union, NJ | Nephrology | 173 | 26 | $274K |
| Damodar R Kumbala Baton Rouge, LA | Nephrology | 219 | 31 | $264K |
| Varshasb Broumand San Antonio, TX | Nephrology | 140 | 26 | $262K |
| Maria C Erazo Allentown, PA | Internal Medicine | 156 | 24 | $251K |
| Shoaib Ali Uniontown, PA | Nephrology | 175 | 24 | $250K |
| Elizabeth Liang Flushing, NY | Nephrology | 216 | 37 | $247K |
| Akpobo Akporotu Riverside, CA | Nephrology | 207 | 52 | $244K |
| Kasey G Mays Tifton, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 158 | 24 | $207K |
| Sunil H Patel Apple Valley, CA | Nephrology | 138 | 27 | $203K |
| Wei Y Sun New York, NY | Nephrology | 163 | 27 | $195K |
| Alexander D Doan San Jose, CA | Nephrology | 173 | 27 | $193K |
| Shirin Sharma San Antonio, TX | Nephrology | 139 | 20 | $189K |
| Saqib Z Syed San Antonio, TX | Nephrology | 131 | 23 | $189K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Opko Pharmaceut | 31,494 | $42.8M |