Sarah Karimi, M.D.

90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

539 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Eliquis65 claims
2. Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
3. Tamsulosin Hcl33 claims
4. Levothyroxine Sodium25 claims
5. Donepezil Hcl23 claims
6. Metformin Hcl19 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): 77.4 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 4 group practices

1. Capital Healthcare PCWoodbridge, VA
2. Comprehensive Primary Care And Associates LLCRockville, MD
3. Legacy Care LLCVirginia Beach, VA
4. Virginia Hospital Center Physician Group LLCArlington, VA

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