Amy Elizabeth Brinza, APNP

59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,074 Medicare Part D claims for 1,028 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Amlodipine Besylate80 claims
2. Atorvastatin Calcium69 claims
3. Lisinopril60 claims
4. Eliquis58 claims
5. Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass48 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): 77.4 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. Group Health Cooperative OF South Central WisconsinFitchburg, WI
2. University OF Wisconsin Medical Foundation IncMadison, WI

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