Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.4M
-31.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
381
$3,573.46 per claim
Patients
74
83 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.4M
$18,219.65 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.4M for Zortress in 2024, for 381 prescriptions and refills to 74 patients (down 31.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3,573.46.
Ohio had the highest Medicare cost for Zortress in 2024: $296K for 53 claims, followed by California ($203K).
Sean G Kelly, gastroenterology in Columbus, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Zortress in 2024: 22 claims costing $158K.
Zortress is made by Novartis AG (NVS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Novartis.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean G Kelly Columbus, OH | Gastroenterology | 22 | Under 11 | $158K |
| Michelle Kittleson Beverly Hills, CA | Cardiology | 20 | Under 11 | $67K |
| Kevin L Schroeder |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 210 | 1,103 | 203 | $4.2M |
| 2023 | 119 | 544 | 110 | $2.0M |
| 2024 | 83 | 381 | 74 | $1.4M |
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.
| Nephrology |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $60K |
| Priyamvada Singh Columbus, OH | Nephrology | 14 | Under 11 | $57K |
| Allison Brown Gettysburg, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $48K |
| Catherine M Murks Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Helen N Le Boston, MA | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Susan T Naylor San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Meghan O'Meara Aurora, CO | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Calvin K Lee New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Ira R Willner Charleston, SC | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $5,342 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis NVS | 382 | $1.4M |