Joyce Carlos Damiano, APRN, MSN, FNP-BC

2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

3,836 Medicare Part D claims for 553 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Atorvastatin Calcium185 claims
2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa134 claims
3. Losartan Potassium121 claims
4. Amlodipine Besylate112 claims
5. Rosuvastatin Calcium110 claims
6. Lisinopril108 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): 61.4 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 one group practice

1. Centerwell Senior Primary Care NV P CLas Vegas, NV

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