Christopher G. Ahern, D.O.

61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

290 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 171 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Fentanyl36 claims
2. Morphine Sulfate Er35 claims
3. Gabapentin33 claims
4. Morphine Sulfate31 claims
5. Oxycodone Hcl30 claims
6. Pregabalin27 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): 69.4 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. Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
2. Dartmouth-Hitchcock ClinicLebanon, NH

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.