Basim A. Towfiq, M.D.

23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,911 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 426 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen303 claims
2. Amlodipine Besylate202 claims
3. Lisinopril150 claims
4. Atorvastatin Calcium142 claims
5. Metformin Hcl116 claims
6. Levothyroxine Sodium109 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): 93.6 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).

One hospital affiliation

1. Hurley Medical CenterFlint, MI · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars

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). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.