Garrett Nguyen, DPM

26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

248 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 333 among the 7,004 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Meloxicam85 claims
2. Gabapentin24 claims
3. Ondansetron Hcl21 claims
4. Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
5. Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
6. Ibuprofen17 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: 73.6 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: $13,010.62

77 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc.. The 6,204 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.25 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. Tenet Florida Physician Services II, LLCMangonia Park, FL

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.