Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.6M
+4.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
521
$6,981.09 per claim
Patients
50
51 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.6M
$72,742.93 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.6M for Thiola in 2024, for 521 prescriptions and refills to 50 patients (up 4.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6,981.09.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Thiola in 2024: $547K for 46 claims, followed by Florida ($427K).
Charles W Burns, nurse practitioner in Orchard Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Thiola in 2024: 12 claims costing $263K.
Thiola is made by Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (TVTX), listed in the Medicare spending data as Travere Therape.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W Burns Orchard Park, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $263K |
| Sarah Y Martin Durham, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | Under 11 | $245K |
| Matthew Christopher |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 73 | 598 | 62 | $4.2M |
| 2023 | 57 | 512 | 52 | $3.5M |
| 2024 | 51 | 521 | 50 | $3.6M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $156K |
| Alexander W Ramsay Charleston, SC | Urology | 11 | Under 11 | $146K |
| David S Goldfarb New York, NY | Nephrology | 11 | Under 11 | $139K |
| Rupam Ruchi Gainesville, FL | Nephrology | 16 | Under 11 | $125K |
| Kyle Wood Birmingham, AL | Urology | 12 | Under 11 | $125K |
| Paul T Dreyer McAlester, OK | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $122K |
| Richard R Brunelle Tampa, FL | Urology | 12 | Under 11 | $114K |
| Ralph L Cox Kinston, NC | Urology | 11 | Under 11 | $111K |
| Jose M Monroy Trujillo Cambridge, MD | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $91K |
| Elias I Hsu Denver, CO | Urology | 12 | Under 11 | $91K |
| James G Todt Glens Falls, NY | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $89K |
| Roy Jhagroo Madison, WI | Nephrology | 11 | Under 11 | $86K |
| Frank T Salvatore Hackettstown, NJ | Urology | 11 | Under 11 | $83K |
| Ashley L Havlovitz Green Bay, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $83K |
| Risha M Foster La Grange Highlands, IL | Urology | 11 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Victoria Szorc Lake Barrington, IL | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Ryan A Hankins Washington, DC | Urology | 11 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Lorraine S Cho Chung Hing Venice, FL | Nephrology | 13 | Under 11 | $65K |
| Mohammed Z Alzubaidi Sumter, SC | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $62K |
| John P Chesson Winchester, VA | Urology | 12 | Under 11 | $62K |
| Ashley Jenkins Boise, ID | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $62K |
| Sharon L Karp Indianapolis, IN | Nephrology | 11 | Under 11 | $58K |
| Patience A Oteng Charlottesville, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $56K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therape TVTX | 521 | $3.6M |