Vivian Dianne Chance, ARNP

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

7,658 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 362 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Levothyroxine Sodium365 claims
2. Omeprazole291 claims
3. Amlodipine Besylate248 claims
4. Furosemide244 claims
5. Lisinopril243 claims
6. Potassium Chloride230 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): 87 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. Audubon County Memorial HospitalAudubon, 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).