Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$25.1M
-34.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.5M
$9.86 per claim
Patients
629K
198,817 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$25.1M
$39.87 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $25.1M for Lovastatin in 2024, for 2,541,052 prescriptions and refills to 628,533 patients (down 34.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9.86.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lovastatin in 2024: $3.3M for 314,258 claims, followed by Florida ($1.7M).
Neil Y Shibuya, internal medicine in Honolulu, HI, had the highest Medicare cost for Lovastatin in 2024: 265 claims costing $12K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Y Shibuya Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 265 | 77 | $12K |
| Lornalyn D Carrillo Daly City, CA | Family Practice | 343 | 96 | $7,964 |
| Maria C Ilar-Revilla |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 205,652 | 2,994,299 | 742,871 | $34.0M |
| 2023 | 201,836 | 2,738,027 | 680,810 | $38.3M |
| 2024 | 198,817 | 2,541,052 | 628,533 | $25.1M |
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 |
| 524 |
| 173 |
| $7,450 |
| Simon K Lee Burlingame, CA | Internal Medicine | 213 | 59 | $6,257 |
| Mary J Castro Nederland, TX | Family Practice | 738 | 220 | $5,700 |
| Carmen E Terreros Santa Ana, CA | Family Practice | 712 | 218 | $5,581 |
| John V Mickey Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 139 | 43 | $5,282 |
| Sanyasi R Ganta Hemet, CA | Family Practice | 595 | 178 | $5,011 |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 581 | 49 | $4,981 |
| Lois Saruwatari Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 95 | 25 | $4,722 |
| Kathleen A Letizia Pinehurst, NC | Internal Medicine | 301 | 82 | $4,598 |
| Carmen A Serrano-Lopez Port Orange, FL | Internal Medicine | 144 | 39 | $4,584 |
| Ashlee C Nekoba Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 93 | 24 | $4,565 |
| Mohsin Ikram Federal Way, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 211 | 21 | $4,498 |
| Martha L Gray Ann Arbor, MI | Internal Medicine | 363 | 94 | $4,442 |
| Joey A Santos Anaheim, CA | Internal Medicine | 720 | 86 | $4,415 |
| Myron E Shirasu Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 119 | 34 | $4,337 |
| Timothy T Au Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 79 | 21 | $4,183 |
| Toby W Long Wenatchee, WA | Internal Medicine | 386 | 104 | $4,172 |
| Stefan Scheidler Kennett, MO | Family Practice | 559 | 67 | $4,064 |
| Izumi S Kobashigawa Honolulu, HI | Family Practice | 94 | 24 | $4,023 |
| Corina I Procell Albuquerque, NM | Family Practice | 244 | 69 | $3,976 |
| Erma F Jose Kaneohe, HI | Internal Medicine | 129 | 37 | $3,919 |
| Brandon P Moore Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 276 | 74 | $3,918 |
| Panduranga R Koya Saint Louis, MO | Internal Medicine | 222 | 24 | $3,906 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data