Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$10.9M
-28.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
371K
$29.48 per claim
Patients
77K
64,419 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$10.9M
$142.83 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $10.9M for Zolpidem Tartrate Er in 2024, for 371,022 prescriptions and refills to 76,592 patients (down 28.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $29.48.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Zolpidem Tartrate Er in 2024: $892K for 31,372 claims, followed by New York ($809K).
Tsilya Bass, psychiatry in West Hollywood, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Zolpidem Tartrate Er in 2024: 198 claims costing $9,090.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsilya Bass West Hollywood, CA | Psychiatry | 198 | 36 | $9,090 |
| Ilan S Levinson Stroudsburg, PA | Psychiatry | 127 | 28 | $6,487 |
| Konrad W Bakker |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 57,743 | 343,485 | 66,078 | $14.5M |
| 2023 | 59,928 | 356,091 | 69,089 | $15.3M |
| 2024 | 64,419 | 371,022 | 76,592 | $10.9M |
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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.
| Neurology |
| 83 |
| 24 |
| $4,932 |
| Annette Martinez Caguas, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 113 | 13 | $3,992 |
| Steven L Weiss Doylestown, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 73 | 11 | $3,952 |
| Zaleskie Ruiz Cabo Rojo, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 119 | 18 | $3,868 |
| John L Markert Louisville, KY | Family Practice | 84 | Under 11 | $3,787 |
| Yura K Williams Nottingham, MD | Psychiatry | 45 | Under 11 | $3,676 |
| Patricia G Johnson Wasilla, AK | Family Practice | 25 | Under 11 | $3,646 |
| Hector M Cott Guaynabo, PR | Psychiatry | 41 | Under 11 | $3,588 |
| Tracy Zimmerman-Deschepper Grand Rapids, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 68 | Under 11 | $3,582 |
| Rosanna S Carter Buffalo, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | Under 11 | $3,572 |
| An H Pham Pottstown, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 72 | 11 | $3,475 |
| Amber R Benson Eugene, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 47 | Under 11 | $3,459 |
| Shariq Refai Jacksonville, FL | Psychiatry | 72 | Under 11 | $3,353 |
| Maria N Musso Howard Beach, NY | Family Practice | 47 | Under 11 | $3,330 |
| Dennis P Dobard Jr. Springfield, MO | Psychiatry | 47 | Under 11 | $3,313 |
| Sarah E Jamieson Frederick, MD | Physician Assistant | 84 | 17 | $3,266 |
| Norberto Pellot Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 69 | Under 11 | $3,258 |
| Troy R Stiles Billings, MT | Psychiatry | 56 | Under 11 | $3,239 |
| M Ihtesham Janjua Collegeville, PA | Psychiatry | 28 | Under 11 | $3,232 |
| Robert J Ornelas West Columbia, SC | Psychiatry | 104 | 21 | $3,218 |
| M.Javed Qasim Bridgeton, MO | Psychiatry | 86 | 14 | $3,211 |
| Megan N Chavez McAllen, TX | Physician Assistant | 49 | 13 | $3,187 |
| Charles P Catania West Chester, PA | Family Practice | 20 | Under 11 | $3,044 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 312,419 | $9.3M |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 43,093 | $1.2M |
| Breckenridge | 6,723 | $186K |
| Winthrop US | 5,977 | $115K |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 2,921 | $80K |