Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$86K
+16.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
585
$147.35 per claim
Patients
206
147 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$86K
$421.97 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $86K for Zoledronic Acid in 2024, for 585 prescriptions and refills to 206 patients (up 16.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $147.35.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Zoledronic Acid in 2024: $30K for 215 claims, followed by Puerto Rico ($12K).
Ratesh Khillan, medical oncology in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Zoledronic Acid in 2024: 28 claims costing $4,792.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratesh Khillan Brooklyn, NY | Medical Oncology | 28 | Under 11 | $4,792 |
| Eloy Roman Miami Lakes, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 28 | Under 11 | $4,503 |
| Gargi H Upadhyaya |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 128 | 375 | 168 | $53K |
| 2023 | 126 | 477 | 182 | $74K |
| 2024 | 147 | 585 | 206 | $86K |
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.
| Hematology-Oncology |
| 36 |
| Under 11 |
| $4,133 |
| Muay C Hernandez Pons Caguas, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $2,880 |
| Aasim S Sehbai Anniston, AL | Medical Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $2,752 |
| Keino A Rutherford Sherman Oaks, CA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $2,748 |
| Nino Aleksidze Montgomery, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $2,728 |
| Amitabha Mazumder Downey, CA | Medical Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $2,300 |
| Howard S Yeh Beverly Hills, CA | Medical Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $2,120 |
| Reza Mostofi Torrance, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $719 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sagent Pharmace | 583 | $86K |