Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$16.1M
-20.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,238
$4,967.05 per claim
Patients
805
791 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$16.1M
$19,979.27 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $16.1M for Rayos in 2024, for 3,238 prescriptions and refills to 805 patients (down 20.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4,967.05.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Rayos in 2024: $3.0M for 564 claims, followed by New York ($2.8M).
Miguel A Rodriguez, nurse practitioner in El Paso, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Rayos in 2024: 84 claims costing $239K.
Rayos is made by Amgen Inc. (AMGN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Horizon/Amgen.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel A Rodriguez El Paso, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 84 | Under 11 | $239K |
| Iris Zink Lansing, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | Under 11 | $203K |
| Richard Haddad |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 953 | 5,305 | 1,466 | $25.3M |
| 2023 | 772 | 4,004 | 889 | $20.3M |
| 2024 | 791 | 3,238 | 805 | $16.1M |
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 |
| 30 |
| Under 11 |
| $184K |
| Sarena Kelly Bridgeport, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $175K |
| Victoria Katz Brooklyn, NY | Rheumatology | 47 | Under 11 | $174K |
| Ara H Dikranian San Diego, CA | Rheumatology | 31 | Under 11 | $171K |
| Smitha Reddy Poway, CA | Rheumatology | 30 | Under 11 | $163K |
| Michael P Lewko Clifton, NJ | Rheumatology | 16 | Under 11 | $153K |
| Dianne M Cooper Wichita Falls, TX | Rheumatology | 15 | Under 11 | $150K |
| Alan Zalkowitz Franklin Lakes, NJ | Rheumatology | 31 | Under 11 | $144K |
| Shariar Cohen-Gadol Thousand Oaks, CA | Rheumatology | 13 | Under 11 | $138K |
| Pansi A Patel Florence, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 28 | Under 11 | $135K |
| Sophia A Brown Flushing, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $127K |
| Ashiq V Patel Lancaster, CA | Endocrinology | 18 | Under 11 | $126K |
| Mark Barats West Hollywood, CA | Nephrology | 41 | Under 11 | $111K |
| Bassam Haddad Westlake, OH | Rheumatology | 25 | Under 11 | $104K |
| Daniel D Watson Mount Airy, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $103K |
| Karen M Shainsky West Hollywood, CA | Rheumatology | 21 | Under 11 | $101K |
| Salman Ahmad Lubbock, TX | Family Practice | 34 | Under 11 | $100K |
| Sheema Imran Perth Amboy, NJ | Psychiatry | 14 | Under 11 | $96K |
| Shaikh Ali Tomball, TX | Rheumatology | 33 | Under 11 | $96K |
| Edward C Allegra II Red Bank, NJ | Rheumatology | 30 | Under 11 | $89K |
| Shaifali Dugar Rego Park, NY | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $87K |
| Maryann R Curiba Rahway, NJ | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $87K |
| Sabiha Rasheed Fremont, CA | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $85K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon/Amgen AMGN | 3,238 | $16.1M |