Nicole Dawnelle Apprill, APRN, ANP-BC

54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

588 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 348 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Oxycodone Hcl127 claims
2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen86 claims
3. Lorazepam48 claims
4. Fentanyl42 claims
5. Methadone Hcl33 claims
6. Morphine Sulfate Er19 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): 85.4 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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

1. Lawrence Physicians LLCLawrence, KS

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