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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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Raja ChakrapaniMD

Internal Medicine · Turtle Creek, PA 15145

NPI: 1366424541

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🟡 Moderate

ML Fraud Detection Score: Very High

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-prescriberExtreme fills per patient

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39,618

Total Claims

$3.1M

Drug Cost

1,239

Beneficiaries

$2,490

Cost/Patient

Risk Score Breakdown 26/100

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

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Peer Comparison vs. 110,156 Internal Medicine providers

+38%

Opioid rate vs peers

3.1% vs 2.2% avg

+76%

Cost per patient vs peers

$2,490 vs $1,411 avg

+13%

Brand preference vs peers

12.0% 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

3.1%

Opioid Rate

1,226

Opioid Claims

$66K

Opioid Cost

8.6%

Long-Acting Rate

Brand vs Generic

88% generic

Brand: 4,728 claims · $2.3M

Generic: 34,549 claims · $784K

Top Prescribed Drugs

Drug (Generic)ClaimsCost
Paliperidone Palmitate146$442K
Apixaban727$356K
Empagliflozin219$127K
Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter131$87K
Fluticasone/Vilanterol209$87K
Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog222$85K
Valbenazine Tosylate21$81K
Rivaroxaban157$68K
Insulin Lispro161$66K
Lurasidone Hcl41$64K
Sacubitril/Valsartan100$52K
Insulin Aspart87$42K
Linagliptin91$38K
Aripiprazole290$37K
Dulaglutide29$35K

Prescribing Profile

258

Unique Drugs

$692K

IRA Negotiated Drugs

$71K

GLP-1 Drugs

26.0

Anomaly Score

Patient Profile

72

Avg Age

52%

Female

2.16

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 of wrongdoing.Methodology · About · Dispute this data