Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.5M
-20.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
16K
$218.60 per claim
Patients
4,299
4,269 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.6M
$826.01 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.5M for Fluvastatin Er in 2024, for 16,239 prescriptions and refills to 4,299 patients (down 20.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $218.60.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Fluvastatin Er in 2024: $507K for 2,030 claims, followed by New Jersey ($356K).
Premchand Anne, cardiology in Detroit, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Fluvastatin Er in 2024: 88 claims costing $22K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premchand Anne Detroit, MI | Cardiology | 88 | 25 | $22K |
| Ronnie A Hershman New Hyde Park, NY | Cardiology | 70 | 20 | $16K |
| Dinesh K Singal |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,082 | 15,434 | 4,047 | $5.1M |
| 2023 | 4,120 | 15,050 | 4,082 | $4.5M |
| 2024 | 4,269 | 16,239 | 4,299 | $3.5M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 67 |
| 21 |
| $16K |
| Michael Doyle Troy, MI | Internal Medicine | 47 | 16 | $12K |
| Dewey F Bensenhaver Petersburg, WV | Family Practice | 44 | 12 | $8,870 |
| Derek Moore Philadelphia, PA | Family Practice | 37 | 13 | $8,488 |
| Armand N Desanctis Jr. Wilmington, DE | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $8,445 |
| John C Pickard Bristol, PA | Family Practice | 36 | Under 11 | $8,049 |
| Thomas L Beamer Carpinteria, CA | Internal Medicine | 27 | Under 11 | $7,416 |
| Craig M Wax Mullica Hill, NJ | Family Practice | 19 | Under 11 | $7,303 |
| Nathan R Riles Virginia Beach, VA | Family Practice | 26 | Under 11 | $7,209 |
| Lester B Jacobson San Francisco, CA | Cardiology | 18 | Under 11 | $7,058 |
| Fiore J Copare Bridgeton, NJ | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $7,021 |
| Michael W Lynch Fresno, CA | Internal Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $6,961 |
| Louis N Silverstein Havre de Grace, MD | General Practice | 17 | Under 11 | $6,769 |
| Frank Spano Trumbull, CT | Internal Medicine | 34 | 12 | $6,116 |
| Eugene M Link Newport News, VA | Family Practice | 48 | 12 | $6,051 |
| Lewis H Rosenbaum Royal Oak, MI | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $5,746 |
| James A Trippi Indianapolis, IN | Cardiology | 50 | 15 | $5,468 |
| Michael J Levine New Hyde Park, NY | Cardiology | 13 | Under 11 | $5,283 |
| James P Blanchfield Syracuse, NY | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $5,267 |
| Anthony J Rimicci Arlington, VA | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $5,196 |
| Steven M Kalt Greeley, CO | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $5,076 |
| David J Sevitski Philadelphia, PA | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $4,882 |
| Jodi M Winkel Garner, NC | Family Practice | 18 | Under 11 | $4,758 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data