Mark Bilezikjian, M.D.

28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

1,072 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 659 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Gabapentin212 claims
2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen172 claims
3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen116 claims
4. Morphine Sulfate Er107 claims
5. Oxycodone Hcl77 claims
6. Morphine Sulfate44 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).

Industry payments in 2024: $13.24

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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 one group practice

1. Saint Lukes Physician Group IncKansas City, MO

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