Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$26.8M
-18.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
23K
$1,151.70 per claim
Patients
6,918
6,962 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$26.8M
$3,872.57 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $26.8M for Lipitor in 2024, for 23,267 prescriptions and refills to 6,918 patients (down 18.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,151.70.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lipitor in 2024: $3.5M for 2,961 claims, followed by New York ($3.4M).
Brian M Heaster, internal medicine in Darlington, SC, had the highest Medicare cost for Lipitor in 2024: 131 claims costing $163K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian M Heaster Darlington, SC | Internal Medicine | 131 | 48 | $163K |
| Alexander H Cohen Darlington, SC | Family Practice | 112 | 42 | $152K |
| Vanessa A Kinney |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,680 | 32,813 | 9,019 | $34.5M |
| 2023 | 7,741 | 28,218 | 7,788 | $32.9M |
| 2024 | 6,962 | 23,267 | 6,918 | $26.8M |
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 |
| 88 |
| 61 |
| $126K |
| Michael Barrett Lamar, SC | Family Practice | 86 | 36 | $120K |
| Sophia C Evans Olanta, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 70 | 46 | $101K |
| Isaac B Snapp Darlington, SC | Physician Assistant | 59 | 31 | $90K |
| Isabel Mendoza Darlington, SC | Family Practice | 60 | 35 | $76K |
| Shannon M Dunlap Olanta, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 46 | 38 | $67K |
| Joshua D Murphy Lamar, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 30 | 15 | $44K |
| Donald A Behling Florence, SC | Family Practice | 25 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Joslyn L Angus Jr. Florence, SC | Family Practice | 22 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Spencer Matthews Florence, SC | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Deepinder S Bal Nashville, TN | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Michael L Molinaro Glen Ridge, NJ | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Danielle B Shoupe Walterboro, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Robert J Havey Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $22K |
| William J Martin North Conway, NH | Family Practice | 15 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Lisa Melsky Wayne, NJ | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Lisa R Poston Florence, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Bahman J Nouri Redwood City, CA | Interventional Cardiology | 12 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Casey Dennis Darlington, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | 11 | $20K |
| Kenneth B Harris Neptune, NJ | Cardiology | 16 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Mark Bamberger Beverly Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Leonard S Lilly Jamaica Plain, MA | Cardiology | 13 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Michael S Braun Lihue, HI | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $19K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Viatris Special VTRS | 13,923 | $17.7M |
| Pfizer/Viatris | 9,346 | $9.1M |