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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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Paul LarsonMD

Internal Medicine · Princeton, MN 55371

NPI: 1245285584

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🟡 Moderate

ML Fraud Detection Score: 96%

Machine learning model identifies prescribing patterns consistent with confirmed fraud cases. This is a statistical indicator, not an accusation.

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Risk Flags

High antipsychotic prescribing (65+)Opioid + benzodiazepine co-prescriber

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19,886

Total Claims

$2.0M

Drug Cost

1,264

Beneficiaries

$1,553

Cost/Patient

Risk Score Breakdown 21/100

Low (0)Moderate (15)Elevated (30)High (50+)
Elderly antipsychotic prescribing+10
Opioid + benzodiazepine combo+8

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Peer Comparison vs. 110,156 Internal Medicine providers

-2%

Opioid rate vs peers

2.2% vs 2.2% avg

+10%

Cost per patient vs peers

$1,553 vs $1,411 avg

+9%

Brand preference vs peers

11.6% 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.

🔎 Data Overview

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Our machine learning model — trained on 281 confirmed fraud cases — gives this provider a "Very High" fraud-pattern score. All 20 decision trees in our ensemble model agree that this provider's prescribing patterns resemble those of confirmed fraud cases. This is a statistical finding, not an accusation.

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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

2.2%

Opioid Rate

437

Opioid Claims

$8,305

Opioid Cost

Long-Acting Rate

Brand vs Generic

88% generic

Brand: 2,279 claims · $1.5M

Generic: 17,380 claims · $465K

Top Prescribed Drugs

Drug (Generic)ClaimsCost
Empagliflozin192$230K
Apixaban170$160K
Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog175$123K
Rivaroxaban111$115K
Dulaglutide86$114K
Semaglutide64$78K
Dapagliflozin Propanediol60$70K
Insulin Aspart86$53K
Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter52$39K
Fluticasone/Vilanterol70$33K
Insulin Lispro36$33K
Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog56$33K
Tiotropium Bromide32$32K
Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm19$25K
Atorvastatin Calcium1,007$24K

Prescribing Profile

182

Unique Drugs

$630K

IRA Negotiated Drugs

$192K

GLP-1 Drugs

21.0

Anomaly Score

Patient Profile

75

Avg Age

51%

Female

1.35

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 of wrongdoing.Methodology · About · Dispute this data