Jennifer J. Von Fintel, M.D.

27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

286 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
2. Cephalexin19 claims
3. Prednisone16 claims
4. Tizanidine Hcl16 claims
5. Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
6. Ondansetron Odt15 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): 68.3 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: $171.99

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

1. Emergency Medicine Services OF MO LLCKansas City, MO
2. Omni Emergency Medicine LLCBlue Springs, MO
3. Southeastern Emergency Physicians OF Memphis LLCColumbia, MO

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