German G. Kamalov, MD

3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,177 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Metoprolol Succinate320 claims
2. Amiodarone Hcl314 claims
3. Flecainide Acetate232 claims
4. Carvedilol170 claims
5. Amlodipine Besylate166 claims
6. Rosuvastatin Calcium166 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): 76.9 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: $1,443.33

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.

3 hospitals and group practices

1. Heartland Regional Medical CenterSaint Joseph, MO
2. Mosaic Medical Center - MaryvilleMaryville, MO · Critical Access Hospitals
3. Ssm Regional Health ServicesMaryville, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).