Daniel Fink, MD

31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024

371 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 536 among the 7,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Azelastine Hcl68 claims
2. Famotidine52 claims
3. Gabapentin40 claims
4. Tramadol Hcl18 claims
5. Propranolol Hcl16 claims
6. Amoxicillin15 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $413.47

6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Olympus America Inc.. The 6,168 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,038.17 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.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

1. National Jewish HealthDenver, CO · Acute Care Hospitals
2. University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO

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.