Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.3M
-25.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
22K
$148.61 per claim
Patients
6,621
6,236 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.3M
$502.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.3M for Fluvastatin Sodium in 2024, for 22,405 prescriptions and refills to 6,621 patients (down 25.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $148.61.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Fluvastatin Sodium in 2024: $338K for 2,190 claims, followed by New York ($302K).
Neil J Stone, cardiology in Chicago, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Fluvastatin Sodium in 2024: 105 claims costing $23K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil J Stone Chicago, IL | Cardiology | 105 | 29 | $23K |
| Karen M Monheim Medina, OH | Internal Medicine | 48 | 15 | $14K |
| Kevin A Vu Sacramento, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,363 | 18,222 | 5,537 | $4.4M |
| 2023 | 5,834 | 19,889 | 6,092 | $4.4M |
| 2024 | 6,236 | 22,405 | 6,621 | $3.3M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 111 |
| 25 |
| $13K |
| Ann M Liebeskind Neenah, WI | Internal Medicine | 65 | 18 | $9,513 |
| Abdullah Baig Millington, TN | Internal Medicine | 37 | Under 11 | $8,296 |
| Dinesh K Singal Somerset, NJ | Cardiology | 54 | 27 | $8,171 |
| Brian E Dalton Whitman, MA | Internal Medicine | 51 | 13 | $7,281 |
| Charles H Keenen Auburn, NY | Family Practice | 40 | 15 | $6,354 |
| Michael Doyle Troy, MI | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $5,704 |
| Douglas W Triffon La Jolla, CA | Cardiology | 35 | Under 11 | $5,497 |
| Elyse M Hewitt Waterford, MI | Internal Medicine | 30 | Under 11 | $4,956 |
| Diana E Davidson N Muskegon, MI | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $4,907 |
| Vadzim Chyzhyk Carbondale, IL | Cardiology | 16 | Under 11 | $4,833 |
| Erica B Bortmas-Shammaa Fairhope, AL | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $4,802 |
| Aasma Riaz Clermont, FL | Internal Medicine | 32 | Under 11 | $4,724 |
| Sarah F Arseneault Higganum, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 40 | Under 11 | $4,601 |
| Frank D Livelli Jr. Leonia, NJ | Cardiology | 16 | Under 11 | $4,546 |
| Maurin Jimenez Miami, FL | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $4,352 |
| Scott H Merryman Columbus, OH | Family Practice | 24 | Under 11 | $4,228 |
| Chelsea A Hartmann Neenah, WI | Physician Assistant | 25 | Under 11 | $4,085 |
| Gerald L Krumpos Portage, WI | Family Practice | 24 | Under 11 | $4,062 |
| Srihari Ravi Roseville, MI | Cardiology | 33 | 11 | $4,010 |
| Sunil G Menon New Haven, CT | Internal Medicine | 54 | 16 | $3,940 |
| Yuliya P Vakulchik Chandler, AZ | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $3,886 |
| Laura A Sette Rochester, NY | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $3,858 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data