William Grover Messamore, MD

27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

366 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 131 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Oxycodone Hcl110 claims
2. Meloxicam72 claims
3. Ondansetron Odt59 claims
4. Celecoxib41 claims
5. Diclofenac Sodium21 claims
6. Tramadol Hcl14 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): 46.8 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 2 group practices

1. Kansas Orthopaedic Center, PAWichita, KS
2. Ukhs Great Bend LLCGreat Bend, KS

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