Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.7M
+8.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
387
$9,553.15 per claim
Patients
75
73 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.7M
$49,294.26 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.7M for Zolinza in 2024, for 387 prescriptions and refills to 75 patients (up 8.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9,553.15.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Zolinza in 2024: $446K for 43 claims, followed by Ohio ($383K).
Jonathan M Bridges, hematology-oncology in Birmingham, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Zolinza in 2024: 12 claims costing $181K.
Zolinza is made by Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Merck Sharp & D.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan M Bridges Birmingham, AL | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $181K |
| Tahir Latif Cincinnati, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $168K |
| Bradley M Haverkos |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 69 | 336 | 60 | $3.9M |
| 2023 | 67 | 298 | 61 | $3.4M |
| 2024 | 73 | 387 | 75 | $3.7M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy |
| 19 |
| Under 11 |
| $154K |
| Paul R Kaesberg Sacramento, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 13 | Under 11 | $134K |
| Craig Y Okada Portland, OR | Hematology | 12 | Under 11 | $118K |
| Natthapol Songdej Hershey, PA | Hematology | 17 | Under 11 | $111K |
| Kacie R Carlson New Haven, CT | Physician Assistant | 17 | Under 11 | $107K |
| Elise A Olsen Durham, NC | Dermatology | 13 | Under 11 | $91K |
| Francine M Foss New Haven, CT | Medical Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $84K |
| Alvaro A Talavera Carolina, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 12 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Robert D Rupert Jr. Columbus, OH | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & D MRK | 387 | $3.7M |