PAULA MCDERMOTT, CNS appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist provider holding CNS credentials at 1000 SOUTHPARK DR, LITTLETON, CO, 80120, with a listed phone of (303) 744-1065. NPI 1891931986 was issued on 12/19/2008. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what MCDERMOTT most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,604 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 475 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $2.1 million in drug spend, split 31% brand-name and 69% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 77.1751/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 80.2782, Cost 59.4721), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 211 enrolled providers across 34 states and an average of 963 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.