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Thomas WentzellMD

Internal Medicine · Ocoee, FL 34761

NPI: 1225011885

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🟠 Elevated

🚫 This provider appears on the OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

Exclusion type: 1128b4 · Date: 20251218 · State: FL

Risk Flags

Elevated antipsychotic prescribing (65+)Opioid + benzodiazepine co-prescriberOIG Excluded Provider

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10,877

Total Claims

$1.1M

Drug Cost

702

Beneficiaries

$1,512

Cost/Patient

Risk Score Breakdown 38/100

Low (0)Moderate (15)Elevated (30)High (50+)
OIG excluded provider+20
Opioid + benzodiazepine combo+8
Elderly antipsychotic prescribing+5

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Peer Comparison vs. 110,156 Internal Medicine providers

+141%

Opioid rate vs peers

5.4% vs 2.2% avg

+7%

Cost per patient vs peers

$1,512 vs $1,411 avg

+11%

Brand preference vs peers

11.8% vs 10.6% avg

⚠️ Opioid + Benzodiazepine Co-Prescriber

This provider prescribes both opioids and benzodiazepines. The FDA has issued a Black Box Warning about the life-threatening risks of concurrent use.

Opioid Prescribing

5.4%

Opioid Rate

586

Opioid Claims

$26K

Opioid Cost

9.4%

Long-Acting Rate

Brand vs Generic

88% generic

Brand: 1,272 claims · $834K

Generic: 9,546 claims · $225K

Top Prescribed Drugs

Drug (Generic)ClaimsCost
Apixaban131$136K
Empagliflozin63$86K
Semaglutide60$81K
Dulaglutide57$77K
Sitagliptin Phosphate55$65K
Rivaroxaban47$43K
Dapagliflozin Propanediol23$26K
Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog33$20K
Insulin Detemir22$16K
Oxycodone Hcl12$13K
Insulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp11$12K
Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm20$9,607
Colesevelam Hcl27$7,899
Levothyroxine Sodium489$7,720
Rosuvastatin Calcium380$7,126

Prescribing Profile

148

Unique Drugs

$356K

IRA Negotiated Drugs

$158K

GLP-1 Drugs

38.0

Anomaly Score

Patient Profile

76

Avg Age

56%

Female

1.18

Avg Risk Score

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Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023. Risk scores are statistical indicators, not allegations.Methodology · About