Grant Tyler Pierson, D.O.

2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

2,976 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Trelegy Ellipta344 claims
2. Azithromycin267 claims
3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa252 claims
4. Breztri Aerosphere247 claims
5. Montelukast Sodium137 claims
6. Spiriva Respimat129 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): 60 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: $39,321.86

62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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. Cedar County Memorial HospitalEl Dorado Springs, MO · Critical Access Hospitals
2. Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO
3. Labette County Medical CenterParsons, KS

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).