Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$56.3M
+857.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,363
$41,311.75 per claim
Patients
279
225 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$56.3M
$201,820.50 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $56.3M for Rystiggo in 2024, for 1,363 prescriptions and refills to 279 patients (up 857.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $41,311.75.
North Carolina had the highest Medicare cost for Rystiggo in 2024: $6.4M for 144 claims, followed by California ($6.3M).
Rachana K Gandhi Mehta, neurology in Winston Salem, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Rystiggo in 2024: 32 claims costing $1.5M.
Rystiggo is made by UCB SA (UCB.BR), listed in the Medicare spending data as UCB Pharma.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachana K Gandhi Mehta Winston Salem, NC | Neurology | 32 | Under 11 | $1.5M |
| Zabeen K Mahuwala Lexington, KY | Neurology | 58 | Under 11 | $1.1M |
| Steven D Graham |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 49 | 186 | 62 | $5.9M |
| 2024 | 225 | 1,363 | 279 | $56.3M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
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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.
| Neurology |
| 36 |
| Under 11 |
| $1.1M |
| Edward G Hill Jr. Winston Salem, NC | Neurology | 25 | Under 11 | $1.0M |
| Karylsa Torres Gomez Weslaco, TX | Neurology | 22 | Under 11 | $944K |
| Earnest L Murray Jackson, TN | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $912K |
| Kourosh Rezania Chicago, IL | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $830K |
| Bassam Malo Fenton, MO | Neurology | 21 | Under 11 | $802K |
| Reuben M Valenzuela Peoria, IL | Neurology | 15 | Under 11 | $758K |
| Arden M Acob Corbin, KY | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $748K |
| Gabriel R Pilar West Reading, PA | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $717K |
| Jacqueline W Green Atlanta, GA | Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $661K |
| Gavin F Brown Canton, GA | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $656K |
| Sukanthi Kovvuru Little Rock, AR | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $646K |
| Anahit C Mehrabyan Chapel Hill, NC | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $604K |
| Sheetal Shroff Houston, TX | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $583K |
| Jon Durrani Centerville, OH | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $571K |
| Robert M Carlile Summerville, SC | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $536K |
| Edward H Yu Staten Island, NY | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $494K |
| Jinal Shah Sugarland, TX | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $482K |
| Ali A Habib Orange, CA | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $478K |
| Silvana G Gonzalez Reiley Doral, FL | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $453K |
| Nicole C Bowden Oklahoma City, OK | Neurology | 20 | Under 11 | $437K |
| Tara A Quesnell Carlsbad, CA | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $425K |
| Ann A Little Ann Arbor, MI | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $394K |
| Spending |
|---|
| UCB Pharma UCB.BR | 1,363 | $56.3M |