Anita Hunter, NP

79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

280 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Mupirocin24 claims
2. Acetaminophen-Codeine22 claims
3. Cephalexin16 claims
4. Ibuprofen16 claims
5. Ondansetron Hcl14 claims
6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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): 77.5 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).

6 hospitals and group practices

1. Calcasieu Urgent Care LLCJennings, LA
2. Emergency Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCLive Oak, TX
3. Jefferson Davis Emergency Group LLCJennings, LA
4. Next Level MV LLCBaytown, TX
5. Nluc PLLCLake Jackson, TX
6. Tuba City Regional Health Care CorporationTuba City, AZ · Acute Care Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).