Michelle A. Mellinger-Wolschlager, CFNP

86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

180 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

Most prescribed

1. Prednisone27 claims
2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
3. Cephalexin15 claims
4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 claims
5. Doxycycline Hyclate11 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): 85.3 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).

One hospital affiliation

1. Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek, MI · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.