Joseph Bernard Byrne, M.D.

3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

337 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 149 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen88 claims
2. Meloxicam36 claims
3. Tramadol Hcl34 claims
4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
5. Naproxen26 claims
6. Ondansetron Odt19 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $291.89

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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. Mercy Hospital PerryPerryville, MO · Critical Access Hospitals2 of 5 stars
2. Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists LLCFredericktown, MO

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.