Lauren Glyn Nystrom, M.D

50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

340 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Cefdinir33 claims
2. Ondansetron Odt32 claims
3. Prednisone24 claims
4. Azithromycin20 claims
5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 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).

Industry payments in 2024: $145.80

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

1. Ripley Emergency Group LLCKirksville, MO
2. The Curators OF The University OF MissouriColumbia, MO

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