LIPITOR 20 MG TABLET
FDA nonproprietary name: atorvastatin calcium
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$572.18 filed
30 × $19.07256 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D paid
$471.28 filed
30 × $15.7092 per EA, Part D average
Medicare's price is not your price.
Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18
The spread
0.82× estimated
Medicare paid 18% less than pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Lipitor” / “Atorvastatin Calcium” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC.
OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part D 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (file of 2026-06-25, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Cost-plus estimate
$663.01 estimated
$572.18 + $85.83 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $663.01
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. How it is worked out
OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
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What it is
LIPITOR 20 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as atorvastatin calcium, under the trade name “Lipitor”.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, film coated and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Viatris Specialty LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 58151-0156-77.
NADAC classes it as a brand-name drug (rate-setting class B), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $572.18 for 30 tablets (30 × $19.07256 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation code for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.
NADAC also lists, on the row of one brand NDC, what pharmacies pay for the generic equivalent, a different product: $0.02792 per EA filed.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
The NDC
- 58151-0156-77 · Viatris Specialty LLC · $19.07256 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
7 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name atorvastatin calcium with LIPITOR 20 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| ATORVASTATIN 10 MG TABLET | $0.02283 per EA filed | $0.14518 per EA filed |
| ATORVASTATIN 20 MG TABLET | $0.02792 per EA filed | $0.14518 per EA filed |
| ATORVASTATIN 40 MG TABLET | $0.03743 per EA filed | $0.14518 per EA filed |
| ATORVASTATIN 80 MG TABLET | $0.06926 per EA filed | $0.14518 per EA filed |
| LIPITOR 10 MG TABLET | $13.40831 per EA filed | $15.7092 per EA filed |
| LIPITOR 20 MG TABLET this page | $19.07256 per EA filed | $15.7092 per EA filed |
| LIPITOR 40 MG TABLET | $19.11383 per EA filed | $15.7092 per EA filed |
| LIPITOR 80 MG TABLET | $19.00394 per EA filed | $15.7092 per EA filed |
Part D is one average per brand and generic name, over every strength and form.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23, 2026-09-30, 2026-10-07 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18
Compared with its class
Its NADAC price is $19.07256 per EA filed.
Of the 56 other products in FDA’s HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor class priced per EA, 1 has a higher middle NADAC price and 55 a lower one. The one in the middle is PITAVASTATIN 2 MG TABLET, at $0.95425 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $471.28 for 30 tablets, at an average of $15.7092 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Lipitor” and “Atorvastatin Calcium”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 23,269 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.
Medicare's price is not your price.
What Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How the spread is worked out
What to ask at the counter
None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.
- What is your cash price for 30 tablets? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- Is a generic version available, and would it suit me? NADAC lists a generic with the same ingredient, strength and dosage form by FDA: ATORVASTATIN 20 MG TABLET. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber; do not switch on your own.
- If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for LIPITOR 20 MG TABLET labelled estimated?
- Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: The Part D figure covers 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31; the NADAC price is from the file of 2026-10-14. Part D spending basis, as the Part D record states it: Part D 2024 average spend per dosage unit for Lipitor / Atorvastatin Calcium: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's EA. Joined on brand name.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
Related in the same class
- ROSUVASTATIN CALCIUM 10 MG TAB
- SIMVASTATIN 10 MG TABLET
- PRAVASTATIN SODIUM 10 MG TAB
- LOVASTATIN 10 MG TABLET
- EZETIMIBE-SIMVASTATIN 10-10 MG