Voxelotor
Brand name: Oxbryta
Rank #332 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$31.5M
Total Cost
2,707
Total Claims
$31.5M
Total Cost
115
Prescribers
$12K
Cost per Claim
76
Beneficiaries
2,774
30-Day Fills
$274K
Avg Cost/Provider
24
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.01%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$31.5M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $31.5M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $11,645 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 $274,122 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 $414,789 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 Voxelotor
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathryn Muschick | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | Greenville, SC | 97 | $1.2M |
| 2 | Gail Kellberg | Nurse Practitioner | Maywood, IL | 87 | $1.0M |
| 3 | Mica Ferlis | Nurse Practitioner | Richmond, VA | 87 | $977K |
| 4 | Elyse Mandell | Nurse Practitioner | Boston, MA | 82 | $960K |
| 5 | Alan Anderson | Pediatric Medicine | Greenville, SC | 69 | $823K |
| 6 | Manju Abraham | Nurse Practitioner | Farmington, CT | 46 | $673K |
| 7 | Shannon Carroll | Nurse Practitioner | Baltimore, MD | 57 | $672K |
| 8 | William Kellogg | Hematology-Oncology | Sumter, SC | 44 | $516K |
| 9 | Christine Hoehner-Cooper | Nurse Practitioner | Oakland, CA | 46 | $505K |
| 10 | Rebecca Camp | Nurse Practitioner | Little Rock, AR | 45 | $490K |
| 11 | Heather Skomski | Nurse Practitioner | Cleveland, OH | 39 | $486K |
| 12 | Tabitha Jones | Nurse Practitioner | Baton Rouge, LA | 41 | $483K |
| 13 | Jeffrey Glassberg | Emergency Medicine | New York, NY | 44 | $476K |
| 14 | Giovanni Carter | Physician Assistant | Augusta, GA | 31 | $460K |
| 15 | Brad Baltz | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 40 | $460K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 329 | Empagliflozin/Linagliptin (Glyxambi) | $32.6M | 34,331 |
| 330 | Methotrexate Sodium (Methotrexate) | $32.4M | 911,965 |
| 331 | Bumetanide (Bumetanide) | $32.4M | 735,077 |
| 332 | Voxelotor (Oxbryta) | $31.5M | 2,707 |
| 333 | Rivastigmine (Rivastigmine) | $31.4M | 118,567 |
| 334 | Zolpidem Tartrate (Zolpidem Tartrate) | $31.3M | 3,144,599 |
| 335 | Lorazepam (Lorazepam) | $31.3M | 3,237,827 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology