Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$436.4M
-27.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
30.8M
$14.17 per claim
Patients
8.2M
456,818 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$436.6M
$53.17 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $436.4M for Rosuvastatin Calcium in 2024, for 30,803,276 prescriptions and refills to 8,208,524 patients (down 27.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $14.17.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Rosuvastatin Calcium in 2024: $39.5M for 2,519,810 claims, followed by Florida ($36.8M).
Tammy K Jarvis, family practice in Ada, OK, had the highest Medicare cost for Rosuvastatin Calcium in 2024: 726 claims costing $93K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy K Jarvis Ada, OK | Family Practice | 726 | 129 | $93K |
| Michael D Satchell Albany, GA | Family Practice | 12,052 | 456 | $89K |
| Theodore M Rutledge |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 401,445 | 21,676,584 | 5,819,588 | $598.1M |
| 2023 | 429,794 | 25,844,520 | 6,942,272 | $604.2M |
| 2024 | 456,818 | 30,803,276 | 8,208,524 | $436.4M |
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 |
| 612 |
| 73 |
| $84K |
| Wyatt K Blake Gray, GA | Emergency Medicine | 11,846 | 452 | $83K |
| Mitchell R Davis Ada, OK | Family Practice | 574 | 66 | $75K |
| Connie M Wilson Ada, OK | Emergency Medicine | 538 | 75 | $75K |
| James Murrey Jonesboro, AR | Family Practice | 851 | 92 | $74K |
| Tracy L Langley Ada, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 422 | 56 | $70K |
| Nedal A Elass Kingston, OK | Family Practice | 566 | 80 | $67K |
| Shu May Lee Daly City, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,209 | 366 | $66K |
| Shawn Bridwell Purcell, OK | Physician Assistant | 632 | 77 | $64K |
| Beth M May Ardmore, OK | Emergency Medicine | 445 | 53 | $64K |
| Mohammad A Chaudhry Union City, NJ | Internal Medicine | 2,640 | 770 | $62K |
| Tamara J Stull Colorado Springs, CO | Nurse Practitioner | 768 | 74 | $60K |
| Lauren G Breihan Flagstaff, AZ | Internal Medicine | 776 | 90 | $58K |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 7,306 | 303 | $57K |
| 1649376427 | Interventional Cardiology | 2,401 | 764 | $57K |
| Natalie A Brixey Tishomingo, OK | Family Practice | 422 | 48 | $56K |
| Agostino Ingraldi Lafayette, LA | Interventional Cardiology | 4,231 | 1,017 | $55K |
| Peter T Kim Tuba City, AZ | Internal Medicine | 861 | 108 | $55K |
| Trista J Marshall Macon, GA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 6,895 | 247 | $54K |
| Rikki J Scoggin Ada, OK | Family Practice | 455 | 59 | $53K |
| Najmuddin K Karimjee Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 3,260 | 1,152 | $52K |
| Brian McCarthy Norfolk, VA | Internal Medicine | 918 | 56 | $52K |
| Michael P Boyle Ocean View, DE | Nurse Practitioner | 1,726 | 638 | $51K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Biocon Pharma I BIOCON.NS | 5,014,950 | $79.2M |
| Novadoz Pharmac | 5,218,062 | $71.0M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 4,921,063 | $69.1M |
| Camber Pharmace | 3,493,717 | $52.1M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 3,459,406 | $50.1M |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 3,311,123 | $46.7M |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 1,746,915 | $17.1M |
| Quallent Pharma | 912,294 | $15.9M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 1,205,744 | $15.1M |
| Sciegen Pharmac | 743,897 | $8.8M |
| Rising Pharm | 447,978 | $6.5M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 267,439 | $4.2M |
| Accord Healthca | 44,385 | $472K |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 16,211 | $183K |
| Solco Healthcar | 4,306 | $52K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 3,864 | $37K |
| Puracap Laborat | 893 | $12K |
| Emc Pharma, LLC | 1,069 | $6,032 |
| AHP | 62 | $956 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 37 | $358 |
| Gsms, Inc. | 41 | $270 |
| Avpak | 45 | $208 |