James M. Frogge, M.D.

15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,536 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 48 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Tamsulosin Hcl406 claims
2. Finasteride178 claims
3. Ciprofloxacin Hcl95 claims
4. Cephalexin90 claims
5. Alfuzosin Hcl Er86 claims
6. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro78 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): 64.7 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. Ascension Medical Group Via Christi PAPittsburg, KS
2. Mercy Clinic Pittsburg LLCPittsburg, KS

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