Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$90.6M
-52.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
143K
$632.14 per claim
Patients
38K
27,891 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$90.6M
$2,399.03 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $90.6M for Livalo in 2024, for 143,326 prescriptions and refills to 37,762 patients (down 52.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $632.14.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Livalo in 2024: $10.9M for 18,131 claims, followed by Florida ($10.5M).
Joshua C Tan, internal medicine in Honolulu, HI, had the highest Medicare cost for Livalo in 2024: 287 claims costing $172K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua C Tan Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 287 | 52 | $172K |
| Gary Reznik Los Angeles, CA | Cardiology | 467 | 75 | $167K |
| Anthony C Hernandez Honolulu, HI |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44,715 | 314,904 | 75,656 | $206.8M |
| 2023 | 43,469 | 283,425 | 70,899 | $189.9M |
| 2024 | 27,891 | 143,326 | 37,762 | $90.6M |
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 |
| 172 |
| 42 |
| $134K |
| Eddie A Lim Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 204 | 35 | $121K |
| Zihe Shan Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 131 | 36 | $110K |
| Kuocheng Wang New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 259 | 32 | $107K |
| Joyce M Yeung Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 176 | 43 | $102K |
| Nathaniel E Lebowitz Fort Lee, NJ | Cardiology | 131 | 37 | $102K |
| Oksana Levitansky Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 316 | 38 | $99K |
| Rui ER Teng Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 130 | 30 | $97K |
| Afshine A Emrani Tarzana, CA | Cardiology | 240 | 45 | $94K |
| Zhengnan Yin Houston, TX | Family Practice | 98 | 31 | $76K |
| Yili Huang Elmhurst, NY | Cardiology | 137 | 35 | $75K |
| Yun Hee Chung Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 85 | 24 | $70K |
| Wuhua Jing New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 77 | 20 | $68K |
| Nabil S Itani Titusville, FL | Internal Medicine | 80 | 27 | $62K |
| Oscar L Chien San Gabriel, CA | Internal Medicine | 158 | 31 | $61K |
| Sung Yup Jung Honolulu, HI | Nurse Practitioner | 69 | 25 | $60K |
| Yuqing Zhang Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 171 | 26 | $60K |
| Wu Tan Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 158 | 31 | $57K |
| Irena Pleskova Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 109 | 29 | $53K |
| Manouchehr Rashti Los Angeles, CA | General Practice | 111 | 21 | $51K |
| Arthur Z Schwartzbard New York, NY | Cardiology | 72 | 21 | $49K |
| Humberto J Hernandez Hialeah, FL | Internal Medicine | 124 | 21 | $49K |
| Wei Y Sun New York, NY | Nephrology | 113 | 15 | $46K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Kowa Pharmaceut | 143,372 | $90.6M |