Puri Lorena Arellano Pascual, M.D.

40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,444 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Rosuvastatin Calcium273 claims
2. Levothyroxine Sodium230 claims
3. Atorvastatin Calcium221 claims
4. Lisinopril177 claims
5. Losartan Potassium145 claims
6. Amlodipine Besylate114 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): 84.3 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. Eisenhower Medical CenterLa Quinta, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 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.