Leo Simpson, MD

2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

3,959 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Rosuvastatin Calcium410 claims
2. Carvedilol356 claims
3. Metoprolol Succinate304 claims
4. Losartan Potassium284 claims
5. Nifedipine Er184 claims
6. Clopidogrel183 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,042.73

104 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cardiva Medical, Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

1. Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Spgs, CO · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
2. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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.