Joseph Babafemi Taiwo, M.D.

3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

820 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 103 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Meloxicam64 claims
2. Ondansetron Odt59 claims
3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen50 claims
4. Tramadol Hcl49 claims
5. Methylprednisolone48 claims
6. Gabapentin40 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): 82.1 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).

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

1. Lake Granbury Hospital-Based Professional ServicesGranbury, TX
2. Laredo Emergency Medicine Associates PALaredo, TX
3. Las Cruces HB Medical Services LLCLas Cruces, NM
4. Union Emergency Physicians PLLCTexarkana, TX

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