Thomas Romano, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Rheumatology Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1701 E CESAR E CHAVEZ AVE, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, with a listed phone of (323) 987-1362. NPI 1023031184 was issued on 07/26/2006.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,204 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 335 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $2.5 million in drug spend, split 23% brand-name and 77% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.2%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 41.5/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 14.3, Cost 65.8), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Rheumatology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,200 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 2,054 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

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