Elizabeth Johnston, CRNP, CNM

14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology nurse practitioner in 2024

275 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 241 among the 1,098 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

Most prescribed

1. Estradiol89 claims
2. Terconazole25 claims
3. Clotrimazole-Betamethasone21 claims
4. Fluconazole15 claims
5. Metronidazole13 claims
6. Valacyclovir13 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: 100 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: $35.11

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 1,037 providers of this specialty with any payment received $485.44 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

1. Medstar Medical Group II LLCBaltimore, MD

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.