Lanthanum Carbonate
Rank #479 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$14.7M
Total Cost
13,783
Total Claims
$14.7M
Total Cost
658
Prescribers
$1,066
Cost per Claim
691
Beneficiaries
16,695
30-Day Fills
$22K
Avg Cost/Provider
21
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.01%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$14.7M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $14.7M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $1,066 per prescription, this is a high-cost medication. Expensive drugs drive Medicare spending growth and create access challenges for patients with coverage gaps.
Average cost of $21,253 per patient per year. Medications at this price point significantly impact patient out-of-pocket costs and Medicare spending.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Lanthanum Carbonate
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindsay Penninger | Physician Assistant | Greensboro, NC | 57 | $95K |
| 2 | Carmen Canals Navas | Nephrology | Voorhees, NJ | 44 | $92K |
| 3 | Gregory Spin | Nephrology | Roseville, CA | 79 | $91K |
| 4 | Fernando Ottino | Nephrology | Loxahatchee, FL | 54 | $90K |
| 5 | Betty Gattison | Nurse Practitioner | Florence, SC | 90 | $86K |
| 6 | Fazal Ali | Nephrology | Oklahoma City, OK | 50 | $84K |
| 7 | Shelly Elam | Nurse Practitioner | Amarillo, TX | 40 | $84K |
| 8 | Jessica Tran | Nurse Practitioner | Baton Rouge, LA | 73 | $80K |
| 9 | Milagros Ledesma | Nurse Practitioner | Brick, NJ | 59 | $75K |
| 10 | Rajesh Alla | Nephrology | Moline, IL | 57 | $73K |
| 11 | Stephanie Mott | Nurse Practitioner | Huntsville, AL | 52 | $71K |
| 12 | Rosanne Harnois | Nurse Practitioner | Raleigh, NC | 55 | $71K |
| 13 | Amy Reynolds | Nurse Practitioner | Springfield, PA | 81 | $70K |
| 14 | Vasundhara Ganne | Nephrology | Milwaukee, WI | 49 | $69K |
| 15 | Bindu Jayavelu | Nephrology | Mesa, AZ | 31 | $67K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 476 | Berotralstat Hydrochloride (Orladeyo) | $15.1M | 374 |
| 477 | Lansoprazole (Lansoprazole) | $15.0M | 309,355 |
| 478 | Raloxifene Hcl (Raloxifene Hcl) | $14.8M | 198,063 |
| 479 | Lanthanum Carbonate (Lanthanum Carbonate) | $14.7M | 13,783 |
| 480 | Mometasone Furoate (Mometasone Furoate) | $14.7M | 266,966 |
| 481 | Lorlatinib (Lorbrena) | $14.7M | 720 |
| 482 | Rasagiline Mesylate (Rasagiline Mesylate) | $14.5M | 47,985 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology