Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$597.1M
+34.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
259K
$2,304.81 per claim
Patients
58K
34,839 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$597.4M
$10,234.46 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $597.1M for Zenpep in 2024, for 259,076 prescriptions and refills to 58,349 patients (up 34.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,304.81.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Zenpep in 2024: $100.7M for 54,496 claims, followed by California ($79.2M).
Sonia E Walker-Adamson, family practice in St. Albans, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Zenpep in 2024: 1,647 claims costing $4.3M.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia E Walker-Adamson St. Albans, NY | Family Practice | 1,647 | 188 | $4.3M |
| Mikhail Y Korogluyev Brooklyn, NY | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 750 | 89 | $1.7M |
| Konstantin Peysin |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25,167 | 167,438 | 39,171 | $340.8M |
| 2023 | 27,821 | 190,061 | 46,287 | $443.1M |
| 2024 | 34,839 | 259,076 | 58,349 | $597.1M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 601 |
| 80 |
| $1.6M |
| Rena Khanukayeva Staten Island, NY | Family Practice | 604 | 82 | $1.4M |
| Christopher D Bui Santa Ana, CA | Internal Medicine | 820 | 160 | $1.4M |
| Irena Pleskova Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 596 | 132 | $1.3M |
| Yuriy Pertsovsky Brooklyn, NY | Gastroenterology | 512 | 82 | $1.3M |
| Jose L Lantin Yonkers, NY | Gastroenterology | 864 | 219 | $1.3M |
| Oleg Katcher Brooklyn, NY | Gastroenterology | 310 | 53 | $1.1M |
| Oksana Levitansky Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 556 | 66 | $1.0M |
| Daniel T Layish Orlando, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 104 | 19 | $950K |
| Boris Abramov Kew Garden Hills, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 328 | 42 | $909K |
| Ilya Y Burshteyn Forest Hills, NY | Internal Medicine | 368 | 47 | $887K |
| Joo Y Jang Leonia, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 323 | 80 | $784K |
| Irina Korneeva-Vladimirsky Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 338 | 56 | $749K |
| Jerry A Berg Ashtabula, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 173 | 38 | $724K |
| Semyon Kostko Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 414 | 48 | $717K |
| Minh Q Thai San Jose, CA | Family Practice | 320 | 77 | $714K |
| Mikhail Alper Madera, CA | Physician Assistant | 130 | 50 | $702K |
| Inna Zeltser Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 200 | 33 | $690K |
| Armine Sarkisian Glendale, CA | Gastroenterology | 405 | 118 | $669K |
| Shawn S Kim Duluth, GA | Internal Medicine | 258 | 80 | $650K |
| Wei Y Sun New York, NY | Nephrology | 390 | 76 | $643K |
| Eileen O'Reilly New York, NY | Medical Oncology | 184 | 50 | $633K |
| Mark Azbel Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 501 | 78 | $615K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Nestle Nutritio | 253,024 | $569.2M |
| Aimmune Therape | 6,138 | $28.2M |