Andrew David Bries, M.D.

3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

854 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 246 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Meloxicam218 claims
2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen175 claims
3. Amoxicillin110 claims
4. Gabapentin97 claims
5. Tramadol Hcl61 claims
6. Ondansetron Odt25 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): 34.8 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. Ora Orthopedics PCMoline, IL
2. Progressive Rehabilitation Associates LLCIowa City, IA

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