Bindu Edwin, NURSE PRACTITIONER

17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,081 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Atorvastatin Calcium55 claims
2. Levothyroxine Sodium48 claims
3. Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
4. Gabapentin34 claims
5. Losartan Potassium31 claims
6. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro31 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 83.6 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 or facility affiliation

1. EL Camino Health Medical Network LLCSan Jose, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.