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ZONISAMIDE
Treats partial seizures in adults with epilepsy. May be used together with other anti-seizure medicines. Belongs to a class of drugs called sulfonamides (sulfa drugs). More info »
AT A GLANCE: THIS DRUG IN 2012
Totals only include the 50 U.S. States and Washington D.C.
Medicare Part D Claims
Retail Cost
Cost by state
| State | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| California | 18,536 | $866K |
| Texas | 17,614 | $911K |
| Pennsylvania | 16,675 | $738K |
| Florida | 15,216 | $826K |
| Ohio | 14,216 | $617K |
| New York | 13,425 | $666K |
| Illinois | 10,872 | $564K |
| Tennessee | 10,427 | $499K |
| Massachusetts | 10,149 | $474K |
| North Carolina | 9,724 | $511K |
| Missouri | 9,108 | $515K |
| Indiana | 8,966 | $385K |
| Michigan | 8,128 | $440K |
| Wisconsin | 8,016 | $402K |
| Arizona | 6,812 | $372K |
| Washington | 6,749 | $350K |
| Alabama | 6,680 | $279K |
| New Jersey | 6,065 | $309K |
| Georgia | 5,995 | $281K |
| Louisiana | 5,765 | $245K |
| Minnesota | 5,542 | $306K |
| Virginia | 5,345 | $271K |
| South Carolina | 4,483 | $219K |
| Mississippi | 4,414 | $185K |
| Kentucky | 4,365 | $202K |
| Arkansas | 3,887 | $173K |
| Iowa | 3,513 | $173K |
| West Virginia | 3,344 | $160K |
| Colorado | 3,218 | $187K |
| Oregon | 2,855 | $148K |
| Nebraska | 2,749 | $121K |
| Maryland | 2,676 | $149K |
| Kansas | 2,640 | $133K |
| Connecticut | 2,623 | $120K |
| Utah | 2,587 | $130K |
| Oklahoma | 2,191 | $104K |
| Idaho | 2,013 | $108K |
| Rhode Island | 1,826 | $78.2K |
| New Mexico | 1,258 | $60.3K |
| Montana | 1,150 | $69.6K |
| Nevada | 1,123 | $60.4K |
| Maine | 1,098 | $66.5K |
| New Hampshire | 1,038 | $62.1K |
| South Dakota | 742 | $38.1K |
| Delaware | 689 | $37.5K |
| North Dakota | 602 | $25.4K |
| Hawaii | 598 | $35.1K |
| Wyoming | 544 | $33K |
| Vermont | 530 | $27.8K |
| Alaska | 292 | $11.6K |
| District of Columbia | 82 | $3,685 |
About This Data
ProPublica obtained prescribing data from Medicare’s prescription drug benefit, known as Part D, under the Freedom of Information Act. The data for 2012 includes more than 1.2 billion prescriptions written by nearly 1.5 million doctors, nurses and other providers. This database lists about 382,000 of those providers who wrote 50 or more prescriptions for at least one drug that year. Almost three-fourths went to patients 65 and older; the rest were for disabled patients. Methodology »
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Top prescribers for ZONISAMIDE
| Provider | Medicare Claims | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIGUEL GUTIERREZ M.D. |
Claims Filled920 |
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| SYED SHAH M.D. |
Claims Filled629 |
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| CARLOS BOTERO M.D. |
Claims Filled562 |
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| MICHAEL REINSTEIN PSYCHIATRIST |
Claims Filled536 |
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| BYONG AHN M.D. |
Claims Filled536 |
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| DENISE VANACORE PHD, CRNP |
Claims Filled509 |
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| IRAJ DERAKHSHAN MD |
Claims Filled498 |
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| RICHARD HAMER MD |
Claims Filled476 |
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| NIVEA RIBAS M D |
Claims Filled456 |
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| ERIC GELLER M.D. |
Claims Filled382 |
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| SUSAN BRACEY FNP, MSN, BSN |
Claims Filled366 |
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| SOWBHAGYA SONTHINENI M.D. |
Claims Filled343 |
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| TIMOTHY POWELL MD |
Claims Filled324 |
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| MARSHA WILLIAMS NP |
Claims Filled315 |
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| JORGE LEAL MD |
Claims Filled313 |
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| MICHAEL AMIEL M.D. |
Claims Filled306 |
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| MICHAEL ROCK M.D. |
Claims Filled297 |
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| TRACY JOHNSON NP |
Claims Filled297 |
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| ABDON VILLALBA MD |
Claims Filled295 |
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| DONALD CHAMBERS M.D. |
Claims Filled294 |
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| AMY GREGG PA |
Claims Filled288 |
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| JOSEPH BURGARINO M.D. |
Claims Filled283 |
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| BASSEL ABOU-KHALIL MD |
Claims Filled281 |
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| AREMMIA TANIOUS M.D. |
Claims Filled281 |
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| SURESH BALENALLI M.D. |
Claims Filled278 |