Zaid Alnoah, M.D.

3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

2,828 Medicare Part D claims for 865 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Omeprazole466 claims
2. Pantoprazole Sodium329 claims
3. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf262 claims
4. Diphenoxylate-Atropine126 claims
5. Dicyclomine Hcl114 claims
6. Ondansetron Hcl104 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): 83.9 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).

Industry payments in 2024: $568.32

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

6 hospitals and group practices

1. Memorial Hospital AT GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
2. Imc-Diagnostic And Medical Clinic LLCMobile, AL
3. Ochsner Mississippi, LLCBay Saint Louis, MS
4. Sanford BismarckBismarck, ND
5. USA Health Community Providers LLCMobile, AL
6. Vincentian Physician Services LLCBirmingham, AL

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.