Lori Khristine Axford, NP

4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

2,471 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Furosemide99 claims
2. Levothyroxine Sodium98 claims
3. Eliquis81 claims
4. Atorvastatin Calcium80 claims
5. Metoprolol Succinate73 claims
6. Amlodipine Besylate72 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): 55.2 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 3 group practices

1. Cape Coral Hospitalists IncFort Myers, FL
2. Premier Critical Care LLCNaples, FL
3. Swfl Practitioners LLCNaples, FL

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