Prednisone
Rank #304 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$37.3M
Total Cost
5,970,737
Total Claims
$37.3M
Total Cost
127,116
Prescribers
$6
Cost per Claim
3,501,592
Beneficiaries
7,222,321
30-Day Fills
$293
Avg Cost/Provider
47
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.01%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$37.3M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $37.3M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $6.00 per prescription, this is an affordable generic medication. Wider use of affordable generics like this could save Medicare billions annually.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Prednisone
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beth Valashinas | Rheumatology | Milford, CT | 98 | $580K |
| 2 | Lyubov Moysik | Family Practice | Brooklyn, NY | 36 | $308K |
| 3 | Salman Ahmad | Family Practice | Lubbock, TX | 78 | $245K |
| 4 | Ashiq Patel | Endocrinology | Lancaster, CA | 19 | $228K |
| 5 | Sophia Brown | Nurse Practitioner | Flushing, NY | 12 | $147K |
| 6 | Vinita Patel | Rheumatology | Bronx, NY | 26 | $145K |
| 7 | Sanjay Chabra | Rheumatology | El Paso, TX | 27 | $123K |
| 8 | Khadeen Patrick Kadirire | Nurse Practitioner | Wichita Falls, TX | 24 | $119K |
| 9 | Shariar Cohen-Gadol | Rheumatology | Thousand Oaks, CA | 11 | $118K |
| 10 | Leonid Bukhman | Family Practice | New York, NY | 11 | $115K |
| 11 | Mikhail Korogluyev | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 35 | $102K |
| 12 | Miguel Cima | Internal Medicine | Garden City, NY | 14 | $99K |
| 13 | Rita Goldvug | Internal Medicine | Rego Park, NY | 26 | $87K |
| 14 | Sanjay Godhwani | Rheumatology | Wading River, NY | 12 | $80K |
| 15 | Arshad Anwar | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 13 | $79K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Nebivolol Hcl (Nebivolol Hcl) | $38.2M | 421,756 |
| 302 | Cinacalcet Hcl (Cinacalcet Hcl) | $37.9M | 76,761 |
| 303 | Risperidone (Risperidone) | $37.4M | 1,480,207 |
| 304 | Prednisone (Prednisone) | $37.3M | 5,970,737 |
| 305 | Tacrolimus (Tacrolimus) | $37.1M | 175,053 |
| 306 | Onabotulinumtoxina (Botox) | $37.0M | 25,440 |
| 307 | Azelastine Hcl (Azelastine Hcl) | $36.6M | 996,341 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology