Meriam Okani, CRNP, FNP-C

4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average registered nurse in 2024

4,500 Medicare Part D claims for 682 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,063 among the 17,151 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 2,655 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen672 claims
2. Tramadol Hcl539 claims
3. Gabapentin494 claims
4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen471 claims
5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl338 claims
6. Oxycodone Hcl333 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 79.5 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: $469.73

11 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,089 providers of this specialty with any payment received $575.97 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.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

1. Post Acute Specialists LLCElkton, MD
2. Tidalhealth Specialty Care LLCSalisbury, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.