Marla Jean Van Tassell, NURSE PRACTITIONER

4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

3,706 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

Most prescribed

1. Quetiapine Fumarate393 claims
2. Lorazepam197 claims
3. Alprazolam179 claims
4. Lamotrigine151 claims
5. Bupropion Xl148 claims
6. Risperidone140 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): 78.9 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 2 group practices

1. Community Bridges IncTucson, AZ
2. St Lukes Clinic LLCTwin Falls, ID

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