Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.9M
-29.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
105K
$170.79 per claim
Patients
27K
24,704 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$17.9M
$668.17 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.9M for Amlodipine-Atorvastatin in 2024, for 104,765 prescriptions and refills to 26,782 patients (down 29.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $170.79.
New Jersey had the highest Medicare cost for Amlodipine-Atorvastatin in 2024: $1.5M for 6,953 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($1.5M).
Ashvin Vijayakumar, hospitalist in Philadelphia, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Amlodipine-Atorvastatin in 2024: 199 claims costing $33K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashvin Vijayakumar Philadelphia, PA | Hospitalist | 199 | 38 | $33K |
| Alberto Alonso Huntington Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 100 | 27 | $32K |
| Sidney J Morgan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22,995 | 96,493 | 24,880 | $26.0M |
| 2023 | 23,213 | 97,193 | 25,224 | $25.3M |
| 2024 | 24,704 | 104,765 | 26,782 | $17.9M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 114 |
| 34 |
| $32K |
| Wah Wah Chu Palmdale, CA | Internal Medicine | 127 | 38 | $28K |
| Annelise Collier Bethlehem, PA | Family Medicine | 161 | 36 | $25K |
| Yvette N Williams Colquitt, GA | Physician Assistant | 151 | 25 | $25K |
| Raul E Hernandez Rodriguez Juncos, PR | General Practice | 114 | 27 | $21K |
| Sherma Peter Sylvania, GA | Family Practice | 73 | 25 | $20K |
| Alvin Torres Sr. Cayey, PR | Internal Medicine | 113 | 27 | $19K |
| Kellen E Sherlock Washington, KS | Family Practice | 148 | 13 | $19K |
| Phyllis D Amrick Allentown, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 113 | 23 | $18K |
| Richard Hall II Duncansville, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 106 | 19 | $17K |
| Eloise T Ramirez Malvern, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 105 | 25 | $17K |
| Miranda L Harris Pittsburgh, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 111 | 12 | $17K |
| Jose R Villamil Rodriguez Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 151 | 26 | $16K |
| Carlos R Gonzalez Fuentes San Juan, PR | Internal Medicine | 61 | 19 | $14K |
| Vonda G Houchin Harrisburg, AR | Family Practice | 44 | 16 | $14K |
| Luis A Lopez Salina, KS | Internal Medicine | 112 | 28 | $14K |
| Stephen M Thomas Houston, TX | Family Practice | 43 | 13 | $14K |
| Ralph P Page Rockledge, FL | Internal Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Kenneth Billings Ebensburg, PA | Physician Assistant | 85 | 17 | $13K |
| Maher A Abdulla Warner Robins, GA | Internal Medicine | 62 | 19 | $13K |
| Leon A Cohen Merritt Island, FL | Family Practice | 48 | 13 | $13K |
| William J Artz Jr. Philadelphia, PA | Family Practice | 50 | 14 | $12K |
| Emanuel B Singleton III Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 28 | Under 11 | $12K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data