Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$661K
-17.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
417
$1,585.73 per claim
Patients
82
79 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$661K
$8,064.03 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $661K for Zipsor in 2024, for 417 prescriptions and refills to 82 patients (down 17.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,585.73.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Zipsor in 2024: $267K for 159 claims, followed by California ($68K).
David Tetrokalashvili, podiatry in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Zipsor in 2024: 123 claims costing $213K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Tetrokalashvili Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 123 | 11 | $213K |
| Mark C Gottron Irwin, PA | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Nichole M Lynch |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 362 | 1,142 | 353 | $1.8M |
| 2023 | 102 | 471 | 98 | $797K |
| 2024 | 79 | 417 | 82 | $661K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $15K |
| Kayla Belfiori Clinton Township, MI | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Andrei N Dokukin Long Beach, CA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 17 | Under 11 | $7,590 |
| Guy J Natale Arcadia, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $5,321 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Assertio Therap | 417 | $661K |