Logan Elizabeth Ruth Burg, MSN, FNP-C

79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average registered nurse in 2024

142 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 678 among the 694 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
2. Cephalexin23 claims
3. Promethazine Hcl21 claims
4. Gabapentin12 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): 77.3 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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

1. Saint Lukes Physician Group IncLees Summit, MO

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