William Hoffman, M.D.

14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,253 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Prednisone214 claims
2. Tamsulosin Hcl214 claims
3. Carvedilol99 claims
4. Amlodipine Besylate83 claims
5. Tacrolimus58 claims
6. Mycophenolate Mofetil57 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): 82.5 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).

2 hospitals and group practices

1. Upmc Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
2. Pinnacle Health Medical ServicesYork, PA

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). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.