Cassandra D. Vilander, APRN

72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

308 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro45 claims
2. Prednisone33 claims
3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
4. Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
6. Tramadol Hcl13 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): 96.6 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).

2 hospitals and group practices

1. Amberwell Atchison AssociationAtchison, KS · Critical Access Hospitals
2. Hiawatha Hospital Association IncHiawatha, KS

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).