Benjamin F. Guiney, M.D.

89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

393 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 61 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Prednisone52 claims
2. Ondansetron Odt46 claims
3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
4. Tramadol Hcl25 claims
5. Doxycycline Hyclate23 claims
6. Ibuprofen22 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): 100 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).

4 hospitals and group practices

1. Cherokee Indian Hospital AuthorityCherkoee, NC · Acute Care Hospitals
2. Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationRutherfordton, NC
3. Murphy Emergency Physicians, PLLCMurphy, NC
4. Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCBryson City, NC

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).