Monica M. Ngwa, NP

3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

3,173 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Lamotrigine240 claims
2. Clonazepam229 claims
3. Trazodone Hcl180 claims
4. Bupropion Xl156 claims
5. Aripiprazole116 claims
6. Duloxetine Hcl112 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): 94.9 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: $1,007.86

56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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 4 group practices

1. Axis Healthcare GroupSilver Spring, MD
2. Clarksburg Behavioral Health LLCClarksburg, MD
3. Supportive Care OF Maryland LLCBaltimore, MD
4. White Marsh Psychiatric Associates, LLCBaltimore, MD

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