Lauren C. Heagy, M.D.

Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 54% of the cost of the top drugs

4,843 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 94 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.

1. Atorvastatin Calcium266 claims
2. Lisinopril236 claims
3. Rosuvastatin Calcium219 claims
4. Amlodipine Besylate198 claims
5. Levothyroxine Sodium176 claims
6. Metoprolol Succinate164 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): 82.5 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).