Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$126.9M
-30.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
9.4M
$13.51 per claim
Patients
2.3M
324,347 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$127.0M
$54.16 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $126.9M for Pravastatin Sodium in 2024, for 9,391,740 prescriptions and refills to 2,343,273 patients (down 30.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $13.51.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Pravastatin Sodium in 2024: $9.2M for 693,578 claims, followed by California ($8.2M).
Vlastimil Smetka, hospitalist in Walterboro, SC, had the highest Medicare cost for Pravastatin Sodium in 2024: 3,109 claims costing $34K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlastimil Smetka Walterboro, SC | Hospitalist | 3,109 | 247 | $34K |
| Nicholas Morrow Cave Spring, GA | Family Practice | 3,580 | 212 | $32K |
| Kirpich Joseph |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 318,992 | 10,053,748 | 2,503,363 | $176.4M |
| 2023 | 321,131 | 9,605,809 | 2,402,210 | $183.5M |
| 2024 | 324,347 | 9,391,740 | 2,343,273 | $126.9M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 3,278 |
| 268 |
| $29K |
| Kevin D Goodlow Atlanta, GA | Internal Medicine | 3,050 | 131 | $27K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 1,763 | 178 | $25K |
| Patrick J O'Brien Raleigh, NC | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2,339 | 175 | $25K |
| Jarod F Bailey Valdosta, GA | Internal Medicine | 2,768 | 235 | $25K |
| Willie E Landrum II Columbia, SC | Hospitalist | 2,273 | 103 | $21K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 1,995 | 141 | $20K |
| 1568516730 | Family Practice | 1,891 | 80 | $18K |
| Clay W Ferguson Nashville, AR | Family Practice | 810 | 124 | $16K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 1,585 | 100 | $16K |
| Amar Mohan Monroe, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,499 | 71 | $16K |
| Boyd E Helm Baton Rouge, LA | Cardiology | 727 | 200 | $16K |
| Heywood K Gay Millen, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,612 | 105 | $15K |
| Sydney Y Tatsuno Hilo, HI | Internal Medicine | 590 | 189 | $15K |
| Javed H Fazal Warner Robins, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,661 | 98 | $15K |
| Alison Urey Shenandoah, TX | Internal Medicine | 313 | 85 | $14K |
| Jeremy T Goodwin Forsyth, GA | Family Practice | 1,531 | 80 | $14K |
| Emmanuel O Onasile Atlanta, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,703 | 70 | $14K |
| Ali M Amkieh Covington, LA | Interventional Cardiology | 947 | 310 | $13K |
| Oliver C Wu Webster, TX | Family Practice | 299 | 87 | $13K |
| Jonathan A Aliota Houston, TX | Cardiology | 302 | 96 | $13K |
| Enrique Rodriguez Lubbock, TX | Internal Medicine | 275 | 34 | $12K |
| George C Pursley Martinez, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,293 | 90 | $12K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 4,247,641 | $59.2M |
| Apotex Corp | 2,978,365 | $35.4M |
| Biocon Pharma I BIOCON.NS | 502,618 | $7.3M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 552,193 | $7.2M |
| Teva Pharm TEVA | 300,224 | $6.4M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 378,355 | $4.8M |
| Quallent Pharma | 251,048 | $4.0M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 133,664 | $2.1M |
| Accord Healthca | 41,028 | $465K |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 6,850 | $82K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 1,381 | $12K |
| Avkare | 285 | $10K |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 667 | $7,408 |
| Mylan Instituti VTRS | 573 | $5,728 |
| Rising Pharm | 80 | $956 |
| Apnar Pharma, L | 26 | $368 |
| AHP | 37 | $293 |
| Bryant Ranch Pr | 21 | $232 |
| International L | 23 | $186 |