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Risk scores are statistical indicators based on prescribing patterns compared to specialty peers. They are NOT allegations of fraud, misconduct, or improper care. Many legitimate medical reasons can explain outlier prescribing.

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Benjamin Wu

Family Practice · Brooklyn, NY 11220

NPI: 1275639502

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🟠 Elevated

Risk Flags

High cost outlier (population + peer)High antipsychotic prescribing (65+)Opioid + benzodiazepine co-prescriberExtreme fills per patient

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35,405

Total Claims

$6.7M

Drug Cost

913

Beneficiaries

$7,320

Cost/Patient

Risk Score Breakdown 33/100

Low (0)Moderate (15)Elevated (30)High (50+)
Elderly antipsychotic prescribing+10
Opioid + benzodiazepine combo+8
Cost per patient outlier+6
High fills per patient+5

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Peer Comparison vs. 106,889 Family Practice providers

-97%

Opioid rate vs peers

0.1% vs 2.6% avg

+585%

Cost per patient vs peers

$7,320 vs $1,068 avg

+159%

Brand preference vs peers

23.3% vs 9.0% avg

⚠️ This provider has metrics more than 3 standard deviations above their specialty average in one or more categories.

⚠️ 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.

🔎 Data Overview

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Cost per patient is 585% above the specialty average. Extreme cost outliers may indicate prescribing of unnecessarily expensive brand-name drugs or inappropriate drug utilization.

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This provider co-prescribes opioids and benzodiazepines — a combination carrying an FDA Black Box Warning due to increased risk of respiratory depression and death. While sometimes clinically necessary, this combination requires careful justification.

Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.

Opioid Prescribing

0.1%

Opioid Rate

26

Opioid Claims

$214

Opioid Cost

Long-Acting Rate

Brand vs Generic

77% generic

Brand: 8,157 claims · $5.7M

Generic: 26,778 claims · $973K

Top Prescribed Drugs

Drug (Generic)ClaimsCost
Icosapent Ethyl1,074$630K
Diclofenac Epolamine787$437K
Empagliflozin378$353K
Dapagliflozin Propanediol363$336K
Linaclotide380$285K
Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter322$265K
Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl313$241K
Denosumab139$239K
Sitagliptin Phosphate222$197K
Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl184$175K
Tenofovir Alafenamide95$157K
Apixaban154$156K
Dapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin150$141K
Romosozumab-Aqqg56$139K
Icosapent Ethyl318$133K

Prescribing Profile

201

Unique Drugs

$1.2M

IRA Negotiated Drugs

$202K

GLP-1 Drugs

33.0

Anomaly Score

Patient Profile

74

Avg Age

56%

Female

1.16

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