Matthew Charles Axtman, DO

54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

188 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 410 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Meloxicam81 claims
2. Prednisone29 claims
3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
4. Diazepam14 claims
5. Diclofenac Sodium14 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): 100 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: $91.83

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 237 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,359.24 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 3 group practices

1. Center For Physical Rehabilitation And Therapy LPGrand Rapids, MI
2. Center For Physical Rehabilitation IncGrand Rapids, MI
3. Spectrum Health Primary Care PartnersGrand Rapids, MI

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