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2026 NPPES data Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician NPI 1447664420 M.D.
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Derrick Strunk, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Erlanger, Kentucky.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 830 in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
326
Medicare Part D claims · 78 beneficiaries · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
95%
generic claims · 5% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
90.4/100
▲ 7 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$615.7
35 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Derrick Strunk, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 90.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 326 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

90.4/100
MIPS score · +7 vs avg
326
Part D claims, 2024
95%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Derrick Strunk, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1447664420), first enumerated 06/17/2014.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 326 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 90.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $615.7 in reported industry payments (35 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1447664420 · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1447664420
  • ENUM-MID 2014
  • TAX-NARROW 830
  • MIPS-ABOVE 90.4/100
  • RX-LIGHT 326
  • BOOK-THIN 13 in Kentucky
  • PHOTO-FINISH Natalie King · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

90 ≥ 58th percentile 58% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Derrick Strunk, M.D. sits

This provider among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician peers

Across the 142 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Derrick Strunk, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 39% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 58% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.974.899.8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Derrick Strunk, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 39 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Derrick Strunk, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Derrick Strunk, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Derrick Strunk, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/17/2014

NPI 1447664420

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

Niche

830 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

326 85% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,137

MIPS final score

90.4/100 6.9 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Kentucky

How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Kentucky providers

Kentucky providers
Family Nurse Practitioner5.8%Student in an Organized Heal…5.2%Pharmacist4.8%Mental Health Counselor4.6%Clinical Social Worker4.2%Physical Therapist3.6%Hospice and Palliative Medic…0%
Largest specialties in Kentucky (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
90.4/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%90.4%
MIPS final score (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician) - 90.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

820 DOLWICK DR
Erlanger, KY 41018
(859) 301-5901

Provider Details

NPI 1447664420
Specialty Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/17/2014

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

90.3837
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
80.7674
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Derrick Strunk, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Summit Medical Group Inc
Florence, KY

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Derrick Strunk, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$616

Largest payer

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Derrick Strunk, M.D. - brand share 5.0%
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician average

5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 326 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

326
Total Claims
$16K
Total Drug Cost
78
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
330
Total Day Supply
7,055
Brand vs Generic
5% brand / 95% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$7K
Generic Drug Cost
$10K
Opioid Claims
263 (80.7% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
64.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
3.79
Gender Split
60% female / 40% male
Age Distribution
<65: 35, 65-74: 29, 75-84: 14, 85+: 0

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Derrick Strunk, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Oxycodone Hcl
 124
Morphine Sulfate Er
Morphine Sulfate
28
Gabapentin
 25
Morphine Sulfate
 23
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
23
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
17
Fentanyl
 15

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Overview

How Derrick Strunk, M.D. fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

830
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in US
51
States with Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
2,137
Avg Claims per Provider

Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s 326 claims are below the specialty average of 2,137.

Nationwide Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Strunk, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (90.4 here).

Natalie King 90.4 UT Nasra Ahmed 90.5 OH Mark Rosales 90.5 MO Stephanie Fazlibasic 90.2 IL

Same NPPES enumeration year (2014)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Matthew Kershaw Allentown, PA Mary-Ellen Edmiston Lakeland, FL Michael Scott Philadelphia, PA Sheilah Kraetzel Glendale, CA

Nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in Kentucky

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kentucky, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Strunk.

One of 13 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Kentucky, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Kevin Bayes
D.O.
Paintsville, KY
Dr. Vernon Brewer
D.O.
Richmond, KY
Dr. Mohit Chawla
MD
Paducah, KY
Mikayla Dennison
Louisville, KY
Dr. Robert Fried
M.D.
Covington, KY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Derrick Strunk, M.D. specializes in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician and practices in Erlanger, Kentucky. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Derrick Strunk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Derrick Strunk, M.D. wrote 326 Medicare Part D claims totaling $16K in drug costs for 78 beneficiaries.
What is Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Derrick Strunk, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 90.4/100 (Quality: 80.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Derrick Strunk, M.D. located? ▼
Derrick Strunk, M.D. is located at 820 DOLWICK DR, Erlanger, KY, 41018. Phone: (859) 301-5901.
What is Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447664420, issued on 06/17/2014.
Does Derrick Strunk, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s prescribing is 5% brand-name and 95% generic drugs by claim count, with $7K in brand drug costs.
Does Derrick Strunk, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Derrick Strunk, M.D. had 263 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 80.7%.
How many Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 830 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider writes 2,137 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Derrick Strunk, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl, Morphine Sulfate Er, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Derrick Strunk, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Derrick Strunk, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 326 Part D claims and 78 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Derrick Strunk, M.D.'s NPI is 1447664420 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.