Karl John Hager, NP

46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

323 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Methylprednisolone42 claims
2. Baclofen28 claims
3. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro21 claims
4. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim21 claims
5. Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
6. Ondansetron Hcl13 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): 100 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).

One hospital affiliation

1. Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association IncEkalaka, MT · Critical Access Hospitals

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).