Jeffrey Scott Ruggeri, MD

6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

213 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
2. Cefuroxime18 claims
3. Ibuprofen17 claims
4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl15 claims
5. Morphine Sulfate13 claims
6. Naloxone Hcl11 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): 89.6 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).

One hospital affiliation

1. Mercy Hospital JeffersonFestus, MO · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

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.