Daniel Dittus, D.O.

6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

334 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
2. Prednisone32 claims
3. Ondansetron Odt25 claims
4. Cephalexin20 claims
5. Azithromycin19 claims
6. Doxycycline Hyclate19 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: 85.8 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).

Industry payments in 2024: $17.33

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,340.71 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

3 hospital and facility affiliations

1. Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
2. Creek Nation Hospital And ClinicsTulsa, OK
3. Green Country Emergency Physicians Group OF Tulsa, PLLCJoplin, MO

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.