Thomas M. Baer, M.D.

6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

21,126 Medicare Part D claims for 756 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 871 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Levothyroxine Sodium1,460 claims
2. Omeprazole830 claims
3. Amlodipine Besylate624 claims
4. Atorvastatin Calcium605 claims
5. Duloxetine Hcl572 claims
6. Potassium Chloride562 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): 67.4 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).

One hospital affiliation

1. Montgomery County Memorial HospitalRed Oak, IA · Critical Access Hospitals

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).