Timothy Allen Sparling, NP

2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024

2,819 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 933 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Famotidine296 claims
2. Oxycodone Hcl281 claims
3. Pregabalin251 claims
4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen236 claims
5. Pantoprazole Sodium151 claims
6. Gabapentin102 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

1. Newaygo County General Hospital AssociationFremont, MI
2. Spectrum Health Primary Care PartnersGrand Rapids, MI

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