Laura J. Siems, MD

5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,375 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 218 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Atorvastatin Calcium198 claims
2. Levothyroxine Sodium138 claims
3. Lisinopril134 claims
4. Pantoprazole Sodium108 claims
5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen90 claims
6. Omeprazole88 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): 46.8 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).

3 hospitals and group practices

1. Upmc AltoonaWilliamsburg, PA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
2. Geisinger ClinicHuntingdon, PA
3. Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncState College, PA

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.