Rimegepant Sulfate
Brand name: Nurtec Odt
Rank #113 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$155.0M
Total Cost
106,692
Total Claims
$155.0M
Total Cost
3,508
Prescribers
$1,453
Cost per Claim
13,273
Beneficiaries
109,328
30-Day Fills
$44K
Avg Cost/Provider
30
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.06%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$155.0M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $155.0M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $1,453 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 $11,676 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 Rimegepant Sulfate
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Gonzales-Portillo | Internal Medicine | Orlando, FL | 755 | $1.3M |
| 2 | Casilda Balmaceda | Neurology | New York, NY | 488 | $784K |
| 3 | Robert Pearlman | Neurology | Birmingham, AL | 374 | $544K |
| 4 | Naga Lakshmana Nidadavolu | Neurology | Saint Cloud, FL | 309 | $542K |
| 5 | Igor Cohen | Neurology | Astoria, NY | 296 | $538K |
| 6 | Marina Neystat | Neurology | Forest Hills, NY | 401 | $537K |
| 7 | Maria Dolgovina | Neurology | Forest Hills, NY | 260 | $475K |
| 8 | Michael Amoashiy | Neurology | Brooklyn, NY | 251 | $453K |
| 9 | Stephanie Khan | Nurse Practitioner | Forest Hills, NY | 215 | $442K |
| 10 | Mimi Sohn | Neurology | Charleston, SC | 253 | $419K |
| 11 | Farhad Kadkhodaei Elyaderani | Neurology | Bronx, NY | 178 | $341K |
| 12 | Ivan Mikolaenko | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Rockville Centre, NY | 197 | $337K |
| 13 | Lance Kim | Neurology | Ocala, FL | 234 | $328K |
| 14 | Elizabeth Mcintyre | Physician Assistant | Ventura, CA | 193 | $327K |
| 15 | Eugeniu Muntean | Neurology | Fargo, ND | 185 | $299K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Pantoprazole Sodium (Pantoprazole Sodium) | $165.1M | 10,061,854 |
| 111 | Lenvatinib Mesylate (Lenvima) | $164.6M | 7,004 |
| 112 | Treprostinil (Tyvaso Dpi) | $158.9M | 6,704 |
| 113 | Rimegepant Sulfate (Nurtec Odt) | $155.0M | 106,692 |
| 114 | Teriparatide (Forteo) | $153.9M | 38,259 |
| 115 | Ixekizumab (Taltz Autoinjector) | $149.8M | 19,972 |
| 116 | Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir (Epclusa) | $149.4M | 6,544 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology