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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 CatanzaroMD

Interventional Pain Management · Saint Louis, MO 63128

NPI: 1386653731

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🟢 Low

Risk Flags

Elevated antipsychotic prescribing (65+)Extreme fills per patient

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25,400

Total Claims

$2.2M

Drug Cost

693

Beneficiaries

$3,133

Cost/Patient

Risk Score Breakdown 12/100

Low (0)Moderate (15)Elevated (30)High (50+)
Elderly antipsychotic prescribing+5
High fills per patient+5

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Peer Comparison vs. 1,498 Interventional Pain Management providers

-47%

Opioid rate vs peers

24.2% vs 45.9% avg

+549%

Cost per patient vs peers

$3,133 vs $483 avg

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

🔎 Data Overview

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Cost per patient is 549% above the specialty average. Extreme cost outliers may indicate prescribing of unnecessarily expensive brand-name drugs or inappropriate drug utilization.

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

Opioid Prescribing

24.2%

Opioid Rate

6,152

Opioid Claims

$118K

Opioid Cost

1.6%

Long-Acting Rate

This provider's opioid prescribing rate of 24.2% is above the 20% threshold that CMS considers elevated.

Brand vs Generic

100% generic

Brand: 0 claims · $0

Generic: 24,091 claims · $1.2M

Top Prescribed Drugs

Drug (Generic)ClaimsCost
Dihydroergotamine Mesylate240$490K
Sumatriptan Succinate252$248K
Icosapent Ethyl533$195K
Icosapent Ethyl718$191K
Semaglutide160$161K
Semaglutide113$116K
Diclofenac Sodium1,347$87K
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen3,349$68K
Lidocaine1,716$66K
Naloxone Hcl783$65K
Diclofenac Potassium25$57K
Diclofenac Sodium1,922$51K
Rimegepant Sulfate31$48K
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen2,249$39K
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters341$32K

Prescribing Profile

75

Unique Drugs

$277K

GLP-1 Drugs

12.0

Anomaly Score

Patient Profile

60

Avg Age

66%

Female

2.14

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