James Austin Yoder, M.D.

12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

254 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Ondansetron Odt50 claims
2. Cephalexin36 claims
3. Prednisone33 claims
4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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): 81.1 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).

5 hospitals and group practices

1. Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
2. Brunswick Physician Partners PLLCBolivia, NC
3. Columbus Emergency Group LLCWhiteville, NC
4. Ecep II PAWilmington, NC
5. Vidant Medical Group LLCKenansville, NC

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.