Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$922K
-7.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
635
$1,452.59 per claim
Patients
88
85 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$922K
$10,481.76 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $922K for Ridaura in 2024, for 635 prescriptions and refills to 88 patients (down 7.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,452.59.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ridaura in 2024: $100K for 72 claims, followed by Massachusetts ($94K).
Allan A Ramey, rheumatology in Lancaster, MA, had the highest Medicare cost for Ridaura in 2024: 47 claims costing $59K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan A Ramey Lancaster, MA | Rheumatology | 47 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Jeffrey L Miller Tampa, FL | Rheumatology | 31 | Under 11 | $45K |
| Michael A Istfan South Charleston, WV |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 110 | 867 | 108 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | 87 | 726 | 91 | $994K |
| 2024 | 85 | 635 | 88 | $922K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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 |
| 17 |
| Under 11 |
| $42K |
| Jay B Adlersberg New York, NY | Rheumatology | 20 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Robin K Dore Tustin, CA | Rheumatology | 13 | Under 11 | $23K |
| William Surbeck Tulsa, OK | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Rebecca L Strickland Bucyrus, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Howard M Kenney Coeur D Alene, ID | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Kenneth B Wasser Tinton Falls, NJ | Rheumatology | 13 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Lisa Dietz Clarkston, MI | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Justin D Squyres Clifton, TX | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Barry L Gruber Babylon, NY | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Garry Bayliss Salem, VA | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Robert F Spiera New York, NY | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $18K |
| John J White Augusta, GA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Wallace C Baker Idaho Falls, ID | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Francis M Williams San Antonio, TX | Rheumatology | 15 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Stephanie J Morris Malvern, PA | Rheumatology | 12 | Under 11 | $11K |
| 1962468397 | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Daniel E Mendez-Allwood Salem, OR | Rheumatology | 13 | Under 11 | $9,854 |
| Shirree Eberhart Eugene, OR | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $9,312 |
| Sneha Sundaram Voorhees, NJ | Rheumatology | 11 | Under 11 | $8,300 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sebela/Legacy P | 635 | $922K |