Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.0M
-29.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
66K
$105.30 per claim
Patients
16K
13,330 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$7.0M
$450.11 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.0M for Zafirlukast in 2024, for 66,323 prescriptions and refills to 15,513 patients (down 29.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $105.30.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Zafirlukast in 2024: $554K for 5,118 claims, followed by Texas ($521K).
Adel Boutros, family practice in Lake Forest, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Zafirlukast in 2024: 533 claims costing $56K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adel Boutros Lake Forest, CA | Family Practice | 533 | 73 | $56K |
| Juan B Iribarren Beaumont, TX | Internal Medicine | 542 | 140 | $42K |
| Kursteen S Price |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,354 | 71,927 | 16,326 | $10.8M |
| 2023 | 13,546 | 66,964 | 15,486 | $9.9M |
| 2024 | 13,330 | 66,323 | 15,513 | $7.0M |
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.
| Allergy/ Immunology |
| 346 |
| 83 |
| $35K |
| Manjeshwar B Prabhu Decatur, IL | Internal Medicine | 336 | 71 | $31K |
| Jay S Fleitman Northampton, MA | Pulmonary Disease | 236 | 66 | $29K |
| Rosa I Roman Carlo Mayaguez, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 284 | 56 | $27K |
| Theresa D Englutt Denison, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 222 | 88 | $25K |
| Sanober Kable Denison, TX | Pulmonary Disease | 196 | 80 | $24K |
| Douglas A Curry Beaumont, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 189 | 43 | $18K |
| Ramarathinam Nagarajan Minneapolis, MN | Allergy/ Immunology | 128 | 36 | $16K |
| Gregory S Stone Ypsilanti, MI | Pulmonary Disease | 136 | 35 | $15K |
| Harry A Lee Montgomery, AL | Allergy/ Immunology | 59 | 22 | $13K |
| Richie K Rana West Hollywood, CA | Internal Medicine | 88 | 27 | $13K |
| Fernando Alemany Opelousas, LA | Internal Medicine | 175 | 54 | $12K |
| Pragya Gupta Plano, TX | Internal Medicine | 92 | 51 | $12K |
| Anhtuan D Nguyen Westminster, CA | Internal Medicine | 86 | 15 | $8,986 |
| Jahaira L Serrano Dominguez Arecibo, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 112 | 18 | $8,751 |
| Paul G Manning Clinton, IA | Pulmonary Disease | 91 | 26 | $8,202 |
| Kristin A Himes Statesville, NC | Physician Assistant | 103 | 20 | $8,028 |
| Romel H Gobunsuy Winston Salem, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 83 | 16 | $7,340 |
| Arthur Trust New Hyde Park, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 87 | 24 | $7,018 |
| Frederick F Herman Henderson, NV | Allergy/ Immunology | 80 | 25 | $6,851 |
| Lesa Klozenbucher Hays, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 15 | $6,792 |
| Elena Xintavelonis Lumberton, TX | Internal Medicine | 75 | 28 | $6,734 |
| Joseph F D'Amore Staten Island, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 143 | 37 | $6,504 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 33,222 | $3.4M |
| Camber Pharmace | 19,521 | $2.2M |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 9,080 | $993K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 4,120 | $402K |
| Par Pharm. | 370 | $30K |
| AHP | 28 | $1,736 |