Carl Ryan Tunink, M.D.

3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

4,324 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 308 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Atorvastatin Calcium227 claims
2. Gabapentin145 claims
3. Levothyroxine Sodium135 claims
4. Losartan Potassium122 claims
5. Pantoprazole Sodium102 claims
6. Omeprazole98 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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

1. The Curators OF The University OF MissouriFulton, MO

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