Valerie A. Anderson, RN, BSN, MSN, ARNP

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

2,790 Medicare Part D claims for 428 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 77 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Baclofen160 claims
2. Gabapentin104 claims
3. Pantoprazole Sodium98 claims
4. Tizanidine Hcl85 claims
5. Amlodipine Besylate75 claims
6. Diclofenac Sodium73 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): 83.4 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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

1. Ascension Medical Group Via Christi PAWichita, KS

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