Raltegravir Potassium
Brand name: Isentress
Rank #243 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$53.0M
Total Cost
25,491
Total Claims
$53.0M
Total Cost
1,062
Prescribers
$2,081
Cost per Claim
489
Beneficiaries
26,662
30-Day Fills
$50K
Avg Cost/Provider
24
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.02%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$53.0M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $53.0M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $2,081 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 $108,484 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 Raltegravir Potassium
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jill Frickenhaus | Nurse Practitioner | New York, NY | 240 | $504K |
| 2 | Jaime Campos | Infectious Disease | Hialeah, FL | 240 | $482K |
| 3 | Paul Sacamano | Nurse Practitioner | Tucson, AZ | 194 | $416K |
| 4 | William Briggs | Physician Assistant | Louisville, KY | 170 | $346K |
| 5 | Margaret Gorensek | Infectious Disease | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 162 | $326K |
| 6 | Mark Higgins | Internal Medicine | San Francisco, CA | 160 | $323K |
| 7 | Joseph Gathe | Infectious Disease | Houston, TX | 139 | $320K |
| 8 | Noah Lee | Family Practice | Oakland Park, FL | 152 | $315K |
| 9 | Lawrence Hitzeman | Internal Medicine | New York, NY | 143 | $307K |
| 10 | Steven Johnson | Infectious Disease | Aurora, CO | 143 | $282K |
| 11 | Neel French | Internal Medicine | Chicago, IL | 117 | $279K |
| 12 | Andrew Mcneil | Internal Medicine | Sacramento, CA | 49 | $277K |
| 13 | Kenny Trinidad | Physician Assistant | Pasadena, CA | 127 | $275K |
| 14 | Gerald Pierone | Internal Medicine | Vero Beach, FL | 132 | $269K |
| 15 | Leia Hoang | Pharmacist | San Diego, CA | 43 | $263K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | Dapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin (Xigduo Xr) | $54.4M | 58,629 |
| 241 | Buspirone Hcl (Buspirone Hcl) | $53.7M | 2,868,147 |
| 242 | Oxybutynin Chloride (Oxybutynin Chloride Er) | $53.4M | 1,872,901 |
| 243 | Raltegravir Potassium (Isentress) | $53.0M | 25,491 |
| 244 | Belumosudil Mesylate (Rezurock) | $52.3M | 2,280 |
| 245 | Pegloticase (Krystexxa) | $52.2M | 1,134 |
| 246 | Estrogens, Conjugated (Premarin) | $52.0M | 130,171 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology