Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$175.0M
+13.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
163K
$1,071.46 per claim
Patients
52K
23,384 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$175.1M
$3,358.10 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $175.0M for Veltassa in 2024, for 163,315 prescriptions and refills to 52,110 patients (up 13.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,071.46.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Veltassa in 2024: $28.2M for 25,311 claims, followed by Texas ($17.3M).
Oday Saeed, nephrology in San Diego, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Veltassa in 2024: 408 claims costing $456K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oday Saeed San Diego, CA | Nephrology | 408 | 114 | $456K |
| Luis R Garcia-Mayol Coral Gables, FL | Nephrology | 404 | 126 | $449K |
| Francisco Pons Miami, FL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,561 | 105,644 | 29,498 | $110.6M |
| 2023 | 20,182 | 141,452 | 43,131 | $153.7M |
| 2024 | 23,384 | 163,315 | 52,110 | $175.0M |
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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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 383 |
| 101 |
| $374K |
| Mohsen M El Ramah El Centro, CA | Internal Medicine | 269 | 74 | $262K |
| Narayan D Agrawal Fresh Meadows, NY | Nephrology | 127 | 50 | $244K |
| Liliana E Rios Rojas McAllen, TX | Nephrology | 161 | 48 | $233K |
| Reuben Valentin Brownsville, TX | Nephrology | 161 | 50 | $217K |
| Rodolfo R Batarse Rancho Mirage, CA | Nephrology | 147 | 54 | $215K |
| Franco H Cabeza Rivera Miami, FL | Nephrology | 191 | 50 | $213K |
| Sreedhar R Adapa Visalia, CA | Nephrology | 145 | 56 | $206K |
| Franklin D Ponce Herrera McAllen, TX | Nephrology | 180 | 49 | $201K |
| Khin S Yee Fresno, CA | Nephrology | 150 | 39 | $198K |
| Aramis Paz Miami Lakes, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 189 | 78 | $185K |
| Alexander D Doan San Jose, CA | Nephrology | 121 | 26 | $183K |
| Sudhir S Joshi Bakersfield, CA | Nephrology | 204 | 53 | $182K |
| Melisa Arreguin Tulare, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 169 | 47 | $179K |
| Amarinder Singh Garcha Fresno, CA | Nephrology | 162 | 64 | $175K |
| Alfonso M Ortiz Vargas Coral Gables, FL | Internal Medicine | 162 | 58 | $172K |
| Jaime Gonzalez El Paso, TX | Nephrology | 98 | 34 | $172K |
| Edward E Lee Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 175 | 27 | $170K |
| Javier A Pagan Gutierrez Miami, FL | Nephrology | 165 | 29 | $169K |
| Saman Sarani Upland, CA | Nephrology | 147 | 31 | $164K |
| Sonia C Simoes Newark, NJ | Nephrology | 91 | 29 | $164K |
| Gautham Viswanathan Atlanta, GA | Nephrology | 111 | 26 | $164K |
| Paul-Moreau Bossous Mission, TX | Nephrology | 89 | 47 | $159K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Vifor Pharma, I | 163,389 | $175.1M |