Kevin Clay Christian, D.O.

85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

272 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 170 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen152 claims
2. Metronidazole23 claims
3. Ciprofloxacin Hcl22 claims
4. Peg-3350 And Electrolytes15 claims
5. Gavilyte-G14 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): 64.7 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).

2 hospitals and group practices

1. Freeman Neosho HospitalNeosho, MO · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
2. Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemPittsburg, KS

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.