Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$31.9M
-17.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
55K
$585.06 per claim
Patients
14K
13,900 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$31.9M
$2,308.52 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $31.9M for Crestor in 2024, for 54,545 prescriptions and refills to 13,823 patients (down 17.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $585.06.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Crestor in 2024: $5.1M for 10,555 claims, followed by California ($3.7M).
Oksana Levitansky, internal medicine in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Crestor in 2024: 166 claims costing $46K.
Crestor is made by AstraZeneca PLC (AZN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Astrazeneca.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oksana Levitansky Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 166 | 19 | $46K |
| Alexander H Cohen Darlington, SC | Family Practice | 55 | 21 | $43K |
| Vanessa A Kinney |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16,785 | 69,964 | 17,293 | $42.9M |
| 2023 | 15,032 | 61,791 | 15,277 | $38.9M |
| 2024 | 13,900 | 54,545 | 13,823 | $31.9M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 59 |
| 42 |
| $41K |
| Inna Kigel Kew Gardens, NY | Family Practice | 123 | 19 | $39K |
| Isaac B Snapp Darlington, SC | Physician Assistant | 49 | 22 | $37K |
| Dmitriy Ratsenberg Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 112 | 13 | $36K |
| Shannon M Dunlap Olanta, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 44 | 34 | $34K |
| Sophia C Evans Olanta, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 45 | 32 | $34K |
| Naum Meyerovich Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 103 | 17 | $34K |
| Rita Goldvug Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 107 | 11 | $32K |
| Valeri I Kazakov Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 99 | 13 | $31K |
| Gary Golduber Rego Park, NY | Cardiology | 79 | 15 | $30K |
| Donato J Arguelles I Coral Gables, FL | Cardiology | 82 | 15 | $30K |
| Tsovinar Tekkelian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 66 | 12 | $25K |
| Boris Khorets Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 47 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Brian M Heaster Darlington, SC | Internal Medicine | 29 | 15 | $21K |
| Isabel Mendoza Darlington, SC | Family Practice | 29 | 14 | $21K |
| Mani Ushyarov Rego Park, NY | Diagnostic Radiology | 80 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Arkady Pinkhas Forset Hills, NY | Internal Medicine | 70 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Ali Khusseyn Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 65 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Michael Tavdy Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 70 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Rena Khanukayeva Staten Island, NY | Family Practice | 60 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 45 | 14 | $19K |
| Jay N Schapira Los Angeles, CA | Cardiology | 43 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Michael Barrett Lamar, SC | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $18K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca AZN | 54,565 | $31.9M |