Sodium,calcium,mag,pot Oxybate
Brand name: Xywav
Rank #251 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$51.1M
Total Cost
3,234
Total Claims
$51.1M
Total Cost
181
Prescribers
$16K
Cost per Claim
17
Beneficiaries
3,234
30-Day Fills
$282K
Avg Cost/Provider
18
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.02%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$51.1M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $51.1M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $15,788 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 $282,097 per prescriber suggests this drug may be concentrated among specialists. High per-provider spending can sometimes indicate inappropriate prescribing or overly aggressive use.
Average cost of $3,003,507 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 Sodium,calcium,mag,pot Oxybate
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gautam Samadder | Internal Medicine | Columbus, OH | 121 | $2.0M |
| 2 | Kirk Watkins | Sleep Medicine | St George, UT | 66 | $942K |
| 3 | Haramandeep Singh | Psychiatry | San Ramon, CA | 62 | $924K |
| 4 | Melissa Wolfe | Physician Assistant | Lemoyne, PA | 46 | $870K |
| 5 | James Haynes | Pulmonary Disease | Nashville, TN | 44 | $824K |
| 6 | Robert Doekel | Sleep Medicine | Birmingham, AL | 53 | $815K |
| 7 | Lance Kim | Neurology | Ocala, FL | 58 | $745K |
| 8 | Ellen Wermter | Nurse Practitioner | Charlottesville, VA | 39 | $664K |
| 9 | Patrick Whitten | Pulmonary Disease | Peoria, IL | 42 | $650K |
| 10 | Kirsten Bracht | Neurology | Englewood, CO | 36 | $631K |
| 11 | Jo Anne Turner | Nurse Practitioner | Columbia, SC | 35 | $605K |
| 12 | Raymond Loffer | Neurology | Indianapolis, IN | 31 | $576K |
| 13 | Thomas Scammell | Neurology | Boston, MA | 37 | $575K |
| 14 | Adrian Santamaria | Neurology | Tomball, TX | 40 | $575K |
| 15 | Weili Gray | Anesthesiology | Newport, VT | 32 | $573K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 248 | Epoetin Alfa (Epogen) | $51.4M | 34,952 |
| 249 | Nifedipine (Nifedipine Er) | $51.2M | 1,249,866 |
| 250 | Clobetasol Propionate (Clobetasol Propionate) | $51.2M | 758,575 |
| 251 | Sodium,calcium,mag,pot Oxybate (Xywav) | $51.1M | 3,234 |
| 252 | Eslicarbazepine Acetate (Aptiom) | $51.1M | 31,472 |
| 253 | Risdiplam (Evrysdi) | $51.1M | 1,891 |
| 254 | Amikacin Liposomal/Neb.Accessr (Arikayce) | $50.5M | 3,394 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology