Joseph Fortune White, M.D.

2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average otolaryngology physician in 2024

1,375 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 94 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Famotidine250 claims
2. Fluticasone Propionate189 claims
3. Ipratropium Bromide173 claims
4. Azelastine Hcl140 claims
5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen89 claims
6. Omeprazole64 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): 73.2 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: $1,320.50

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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. Champion Physical Therapy LLC HallsKnoxville, TN
2. Greater Knoxville Ear Nose And Throat Associates PCKnoxville, TN
3. Volunteer Healthcare Services, Inc.Morristown, TN

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