NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Rheumatology Physician NPI 1154851467 MD
Verify on CMS → Michael Grant, MD
Rheumatology Physician in St George, Utah.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,377 in Rheumatology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 507 beneficiaries · Rheumatology Physician avg: 2K
MIPS score
81.8/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$3.2K
159 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Michael Grant, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.8/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,239 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 81.8/100
- MIPS score · -2 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥32nd
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Michael Grant, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1154851467), first enumerated 06/19/2017.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 2,239 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.8/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$3.2K in reported industry payments (159 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1154851467 · Rheumatology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1154851467
- ENUM-RECENT 2017
- TAX-MID 6K Rheumatology Physician
- MIPS-INLINE 81.8/100
- RX-MID 2,239
- BOOK-THIN 47 in Utah
- PHOTO-FINISH Svetlana Meier · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Grant · this pro…
Grant · this provider
81.8 MIPS pts
- Svetlana Meier ·…
Svetlana Meier
81.8 MIPS pts
- Sonia Bajaj · hi…
Sonia Bajaj
81.9 MIPS pts
- Gurjit Kaeley · …
Gurjit Kaeley
81.9 MIPS pts
- Laurie Ramrattan…
Laurie Ramrattan
81.9 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Michael Grant, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
82 ≥ 32nd percentile 32% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Michael Grant, MD sits
This provider among rheumatology physician peers
Across the 1,970 rheumatology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michael Grant, MD writes more Part D claims than 60% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 35% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one rheumatology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Michael Grant, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Michael Grant, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Michael Grant, MD?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Rheumatology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,239 9% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
81.8/100 1.7 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Utah
How Rheumatology Physician compares to other specialties among Utah providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Michael Grant, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Rheumatology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 81.8/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1154851467 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Rheumatology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/19/2017 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
81.8384
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
81.0731
Quality
58.3883
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Michael Grant, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Southwest Spine And Pain Care Specialists LLC
Hurricane, UT
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Michael Grant, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$3.2K
Largest payer
Amgen Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
2,239
Total Claims
$2.4M
Total Drug Cost
507
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 4,309.4
- Total Day Supply
- 126,455
- Generic Drug Cost
- $47K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.40
- Gender Split
- 68% female / 32% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 67, 65-74: 272, 75-84: 148, 85+: 20
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Michael Grant, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Prednisone
Prednisone
344 claims
- Methotrexate
Methotrexate
306 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine…
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
235 claims
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
213 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 109
Diclofenac Sodium
109 claims
- Alendronate Sodium 82
Alendronate Sodium
82 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen 76
Humira(Cf) Pen
76 claims
- Folic Acid 73
Folic Acid
73 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisone | 344 |
| Methotrexate Methotrexate Sodium | 306 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 235 |
| Methylprednisolone | 213 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 109 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 82 |
| Humira(Cf) Pen Adalimumab | 76 |
| Folic Acid | 73 |
| Celecoxib | 70 |
| Meloxicam | 54 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Rheumatology Physician Overview
How Michael Grant, MD fits within the Rheumatology Physician landscape nationally.
6,377
Rheumatology Physician Providers in US
52
States with Rheumatology Physician
2,058
Avg Claims per Provider
Michael Grant, MD's 2,239 claims are above the specialty average of 2,058.
Nationwide Rheumatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Grant, both outside Utah so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (81.8 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2017)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Rheumatology Physician Providers in Utah
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Utah, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Grant.
One of 47 Rheumatology Physician providers enrolled in Utah, 5 are shown here.
Swetha Ann Alexander
MBBS
Salt Lake City, UT
Dr. Sara Andersen
MD
Salt Lake City, UT
Dr. Gregory Austad
MD
Layton, UT
Dr. Michael Battistone
MD
Salt Lake City, UT
Dr. Rebecca Baum
MD, PHD
Slc, UT
Compare Rheumatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Michael Grant, MD's specialty? ▼
Michael Grant, MD specializes in Rheumatology Physician and practices in St George, Utah. Credentials: MD.
How much does Michael Grant, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Michael Grant, MD wrote 2,239 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2.4M in drug costs for 507 beneficiaries.
What is Michael Grant, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Michael Grant, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.8/100 (Quality: 81.1, Cost: 58.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Michael Grant, MD located? ▼
Michael Grant, MD is located at 2891 E MALL DR STE 101, St George, UT, 84790. Phone: (435) 879-7610.
What is Michael Grant, MD's NPI number? ▼
Michael Grant, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154851467, issued on 06/19/2017.
How many Rheumatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,377 Rheumatology Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Rheumatology Physician provider writes 2,058 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michael Grant, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Michael Grant, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Methotrexate, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michael Grant, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Michael Grant, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,239 Part D claims and 507 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michael Grant, MD's credentials? ▼
Michael Grant, MD's NPI is 1154851467 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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