James R. McAtee, M.D.

2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

981 Medicare Part D claims for 348 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 496 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Tramadol Hcl233 claims
2. Oxycodone Hcl170 claims
3. Cephalexin144 claims
4. Celecoxib100 claims
5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen86 claims
6. Cefadroxil72 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): 66.4 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: $17.50

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

1. Clay County Medical CenterClay Center, KS · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
2. Orthopaedic And Sports Medicine Center LLPManhattan, 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). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.