ALAN CHANALES, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in ROCKVILLE, Maryland. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
ALAN CHANALES, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 86.9298/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 4,147 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 86.9298/100
- MIPS score · +4 vs avg
- 4K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 59%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
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ALAN CHANALES, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure
87 Top 48% higher than 52% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
ALAN CHANALES, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about ALAN CHANALES, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Maryland
How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Maryland providers
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician share within Maryland
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Maryland
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Medicare quality performance — MIPS
ALAN CHANALES, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 86.9298/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) — 86.9298/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician US NPIs
86.9298/100 MIPS final score — 3.8 pts above the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Quality dim: 70.0824. Cost dim: 80.8031.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
ALAN CHANALES, MD is a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider practicing in ROCKVILLE, Maryland, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD. NPI: 1093719023. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.
ALAN CHANALES, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 15225 SHADY GROVE RD, ROCKVILLE, MD, 20850, with a listed phone of (301) 330-0200. NPI 1093719023 was issued on 06/08/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what CHANALES most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 4,147 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 360 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $2.5 million in drug spend, split 41% brand-name and 59% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.7%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 86.9298/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 70.0824, Cost 80.8031), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,631 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,069 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1093719023 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/08/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for ALAN CHANALES, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$436
Largest payer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
41% brand-name claims vs 59% generic, on 4,147 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 6,143
- Total Day Supply
- 170,999
- Brand vs Generic
- 41% brand / 59% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $2.4M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $99K
- Opioid Claims
- 111 (2.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 417
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.50
- Gender Split
- 66% female / 34% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 41, 65-74: 178, 75-84: 89, 85+: 52
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate | 489 |
| Trelegy Ellipta Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 366 |
| Azithromycin | 296 |
| Arnuity Ellipta Fluticasone Furoate | 286 |
| Breo Ellipta Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 286 |
| Prednisone | 223 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 179 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 178 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 139 |
| Omeprazole | 113 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How ALAN CHANALES, MD fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
ALAN CHANALES, MD's 4,147 claims are above the specialty average of 1,069.
Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Maryland
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as CHANALES.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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