Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$600K
-9.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,442
$245.62 per claim
Patients
1,343
1,315 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$600K
$446.69 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $600K for Pyrazinamide in 2024, for 2,442 prescriptions and refills to 1,343 patients (down 9.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $245.62.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Pyrazinamide in 2024: $248K for 854 claims, followed by New York ($91K).
John D Fallon Jr., nurse practitioner in Hyde Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Pyrazinamide in 2024: 48 claims costing $12K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John D Fallon Jr. Hyde Park, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | 26 | $12K |
| Kenneth K Sha Flushing, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 33 | 12 | $7,271 |
| Soe S Win Bakersfield, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,127 | 2,248 | 1,143 | $631K |
| 2023 | 1,189 | 2,325 | 1,224 | $661K |
| 2024 | 1,315 | 2,442 | 1,343 | $600K |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
More drugs: top Medicare drugs by cost and the Prescriptions tab.
Official US government data on Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medicaid drug use. Cost and spending are before the rebates drug makers pay. Prescribers with fewer than 11 claims of the drug are not published.
| Infectious Disease |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $6,239 |
| Randall Feuer Spring, TX | Family Practice | 28 | 14 | $5,975 |
| Farooq M Ahmed Skokie, IL | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $4,670 |
| Miguel A Zamora El Centro, CA | Midwife | 19 | Under 11 | $4,334 |
| Thomas E Dobbs Laurel, MS | Infectious Disease | 17 | Under 11 | $3,967 |
| Thomas K Chan New York, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $3,906 |
| Harleen K Sahni San Jose, CA | Infectious Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $3,800 |
| Kevin L Steiner Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $2,792 |
| Adam L Weston Lowell, MA | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $2,595 |
| Elizabeth A Kracen Seattle, WA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $2,509 |
| Meagan Freeze Brooklyn, NY | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 11 | Under 11 | $2,456 |
| Farzad Moazed San Francisco, CA | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 13 | Under 11 | $2,255 |
| Xiaojun Yan Brooklyn, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $2,105 |
| Anne Cowell La Jolla, CA | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $2,059 |
| Mohsen M El Ramah El Centro, CA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $1,947 |
| Serafino Sauro Peoria, IL | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $1,646 |
| Andrea K Thet Boca Raton, FL | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $1,336 |
| Pablo M Feuillet San Antonio, TX | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $1,208 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data