Amanda Lauren Hrycaj, FNP-BC, AG-ACNP-BC

4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

4,009 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Levothyroxine Sodium256 claims
2. Omeprazole170 claims
3. Lisinopril166 claims
4. Losartan Potassium160 claims
5. Atorvastatin Calcium155 claims
6. Amlodipine Besylate142 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

1. Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoFort Morgan, CO
2. Great Plains Mental Health Partners IncBrush, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).