Michael Westerman, M.D.
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Silver Spring, Maryland.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,215 in Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) 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.
What the federal data shows
Michael Westerman, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,399 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 77.4/100
- MIPS score · -6 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥20th
- 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 Westerman, M.D.
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 1013929181), first enumerated 08/13/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,399 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 77.4/100 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.
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1013929181 · Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-BELOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1013929181
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 4,215
- MIPS-BELOW 77.4/100
- RX-MID 1,399
- BOOK-THIN 126 in Maryland
- PHOTO-FINISH Suhas Patel · ±0.1
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Suhas Patel · lo…
Suhas Patel
77.3 MIPS pts
- Westerman · this…
Westerman · this provider
77.4 MIPS pts
- Fred Rubin · hig…
Fred Rubin
77.5 MIPS pts
- Daniel Forman · …
Daniel Forman
77.5 MIPS pts
- Charles Mupamomb…
Charles Mupamombe
77.5 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Michael Westerman, M.D.'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.
77 ≥ 20th percentile 20% 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 Westerman, M.D. sits
This provider among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician peers
Across the 686 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michael Westerman, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 43% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 24% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Michael Westerman, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
Michael Westerman, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - 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 Westerman, M.D.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Maryland
How Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Maryland providers
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician ranks #113 among Maryland's specialties (0.1% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Maryland provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Michael Westerman, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 77.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 measured reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician US NPIs
77.4/100 MIPS final score - 6.1 pts below the 83.5 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Quality dim: 80.8. Cost dim: 54.6.
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 | 1013929181 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/13/2006 |
Verify this provider's license
PlainDoctor pulls this profile from the CMS NPPES public registry. Confirm Michael Westerman, M.D.'s current license status, disciplinary history, and board certifications with the Maryland Board of Physicians in Maryland before relying on this page for a clinical or care decision.
How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1013929181 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Westerman across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,379.333
- Total Day Supply
- 65,208
- Generic Drug Cost
- $29K
- Opioid Claims
- 18 (1.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 67
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 85.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.48
- Gender Split
- 66% female / 34% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 0, 65-74: 12, 75-84: 87, 85+: 149
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Michael Westerman, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
97 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
57 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
52 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
50 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate
Escitalopram Oxalate
44 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
39 claims
- Trazodone Hcl
Trazodone Hcl
39 claims
- Losartan Potassium 36
Losartan Potassium
36 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 97 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 57 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 52 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 50 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 44 |
| Prednisone | 39 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 39 |
| Losartan Potassium | 36 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 36 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 33 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Michael Westerman, M.D. fits within the Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
Michael Westerman, M.D.'s 1,399 claims are below the specialty average of 4,420.
Nationwide Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Westerman, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (77.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Maryland
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Westerman.
One of 126 Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Maryland, 5 are shown here.
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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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