Sheikh Shehzad Parviz, MD

4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024

2,847 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Levothyroxine Sodium155 claims
2. Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
3. Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
4. Eliquis87 claims
5. Donepezil Hcl79 claims
6. Gabapentin78 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): 80.2 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).

Industry payments in 2024: $121.84

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 5 group practices

1. Adventist Physician Services IncRockville, MD
2. Curana Health OF Maryland LLCPikesville, MD
3. M Management Group LLCCatonsville, MD
4. M Medical Group, Inc.Washington, DC
5. Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Maryland LLCRockville, MD

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