Faraz Raza Zaidi, M.D.

92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

10,026 Medicare Part D claims for 574 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Atorvastatin Calcium664 claims
2. Eliquis466 claims
3. Levothyroxine Sodium424 claims
4. Gabapentin295 claims
5. Pantoprazole Sodium280 claims
6. Amlodipine Besylate278 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): 86.7 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).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

1. All Inclusive Medical Services IncCarmichael, CA
2. All Inclusive Medical Services Urgent Care, IncElk Grove, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).