Stephanie Dianne De Santiago

26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024

1,017 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Donepezil Hcl344 claims
2. Memantine Hcl220 claims
3. Escitalopram Oxalate105 claims
4. Sertraline Hcl74 claims
5. Quetiapine Fumarate49 claims
6. Trazodone Hcl27 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): 98.3 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).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

1. Banner Alzheimers InstituteSun City, AZ
2. Brain And Spine Center PLCChandler, AZ

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