Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$50.4M
-0.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
81K
$621.42 per claim
Patients
21K
6,382 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$50.5M
$2,362.30 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $50.4M for Ztlido in 2024, for 81,177 prescriptions and refills to 21,354 patients (down 0.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $621.42.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ztlido in 2024: $10.3M for 19,164 claims, followed by California ($8.9M).
Shawn S Kim, internal medicine in Duluth, GA, had the highest Medicare cost for Ztlido in 2024: 410 claims costing $472K.
Ztlido is made by Scilex Holding Company (SCLX), listed in the Medicare spending data as Scilex Pharmace.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn S Kim Duluth, GA | Internal Medicine | 410 | 96 | $472K |
| Igor E Cohen Rego Park, NY | Neurology | 492 | 73 | $377K |
| John K Kim Annandale, VA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,189 | 60,830 | 18,525 | $35.5M |
| 2023 | 6,393 | 78,588 | 22,425 | $50.7M |
| 2024 | 6,382 | 81,177 | 21,354 | $50.4M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 312 |
| 76 |
| $361K |
| Joo Y Jang Leonia, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 490 | 95 | $339K |
| Ivan Mikolaenko Coral Springs, FL | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 923 | 202 | $319K |
| Young W Kang Duluth, GA | Internal Medicine | 357 | 76 | $309K |
| Eddie C Pyune Garden Grove, CA | Family Practice | 347 | 59 | $283K |
| Juli Kang Leonia, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 403 | 92 | $281K |
| Dmitri Petrychenko Brooklyn, NY | Interventional Pain Management | 407 | 137 | $275K |
| Farhad Kadkhodaei Elyaderani Bronx, NY | Neurology | 267 | 84 | $265K |
| Maria Dolgovina Forest Hills, NY | Neurology | 722 | 156 | $257K |
| Kitty R Anderson Raeford, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 241 | 85 | $249K |
| Avraham Y Henoch New York, NY | Family Practice | 517 | 92 | $221K |
| Anatoly Shnayder Freehold, NJ | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 527 | 96 | $221K |
| Michael Tavdy Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 355 | 59 | $213K |
| Jennifer Sobol Asheville, NC | Physician Assistant | 234 | 59 | $210K |
| Feba Geevarghese Willow Grove, PA | Physician Assistant | 221 | 58 | $207K |
| Michael J Schina Jr. Bensalem, PA | General Surgery | 194 | 33 | $206K |
| Oksana Levitansky Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 296 | 48 | $201K |
| Richard H Joo Englewood Cliffs, NJ | Internal Medicine | 269 | 92 | $183K |
| Scott M Andes Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 441 | 127 | $182K |
| Abhijeet Rastogi Hainesport, NJ | Anesthesiology | 210 | 51 | $174K |
| Ji H Han Flushing, NY | Pain Management | 308 | 104 | $172K |
| Princess C Ukachukwu Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 330 | 111 | $170K |
| Lucia V Avany Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 363 | 58 | $169K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Scilex Pharmace SCLX | 81,208 | $50.5M |