Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$33.1M
+18.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,207
$10,317.85 per claim
Patients
282
288 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$33.1M
$117,338.08 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $33.1M for Zemaira in 2024, for 3,207 prescriptions and refills to 282 patients (up 18.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10,317.85.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Zemaira in 2024: $2.9M for 263 claims, followed by Georgia ($2.7M).
Douglas Hogarth, pulmonary disease in Chicago, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Zemaira in 2024: 23 claims costing $610K.
Zemaira is made by CSL Limited (CSL.AX), listed in the Medicare spending data as CSL Behring LLC.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Hogarth Chicago, IL | Pulmonary Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $610K |
| Charles A Thompson Anderson, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 33 | Under 11 | $536K |
| Charlton B Strange |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 235 | 2,444 | 218 | $26.4M |
| 2023 | 242 | 2,486 | 225 | $27.9M |
| 2024 | 288 | 3,207 | 282 | $33.1M |
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.
| Pulmonary Disease |
| 37 |
| Under 11 |
| $456K |
| Andrew V Cichelli Statesboro, GA | Pulmonary Disease | 28 | Under 11 | $410K |
| Cheryl B Pirozzi Salt Lake City, UT | Pulmonary Disease | 29 | Under 11 | $399K |
| Colin Swenson Atlanta, GA | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 37 | Under 11 | $374K |
| Rodolfo M Pascual Winston Salem, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $373K |
| Rebekah Edwards Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | Under 11 | $356K |
| David E Fonseca Meridian, ID | Pulmonary Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $353K |
| Gary J Alexander Layton, UT | Pulmonary Disease | 26 | Under 11 | $299K |
| Rachel T Jacob Glendale, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | Under 11 | $295K |
| Armando Cabrera Alonso Hallandale Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $289K |
| Shashikumar R Gowda Terre Haute, IN | Pulmonary Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $280K |
| Brian D Flanagan Birmingham, AL | Pulmonary Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $272K |
| Karina A Serban Gainesville, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $260K |
| Shirley F Jones Temple, TX | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $255K |
| Robert D Geck Oshkosh, WI | Pulmonary Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $246K |
| Carmine J Defusco Manalapan, NJ | Allergy/ Immunology | 12 | Under 11 | $239K |
| David A Marks San Antonio, TX | Pulmonary Disease | 21 | Under 11 | $225K |
| Gita C Bakhshi Bethesda, MD | Pulmonary Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $217K |
| Christopher J Huffer Lebanon, IN | Pulmonary Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $216K |
| Michael S Hull Edmond, OK | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $213K |
| Wing Tai Kong Detroit, MI | Pulmonary Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $212K |
| Podduturu S Reddy Port Huron, MI | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $207K |
| Kelly E McCosh Lewiston, ME | Physician Assistant | 18 | Under 11 | $203K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| CSL Behring LLC CSL.AX | 3,207 | $33.1M |