Neil S. Shachter, MD

52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,466 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Metoprolol Succinate155 claims
2. Spironolactone121 claims
3. Ezetimibe119 claims
4. Atorvastatin Calcium114 claims
5. Eliquis89 claims
6. Rosuvastatin Calcium83 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): 86.9 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).

2 hospitals and group practices

1. Blessing HospitalQuincy, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
2. Fairview Heights Medical Group SCShiloh, IL

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.