Benjamin Plotz is a Rheumatology/Immunology physician affiliated with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 11 publications with 263 citations (h-index 6).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Musculoskeletal
35.6%Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug17.3%Diclofenac Sodium100%Part D≥16 patientsXanthine oxidase inhibitor12.5%Allopurinol100%Part D≥12 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Cancer & immunology
33.2%Folate Analog Metabolic Inhibitor18.3%Methotrexate100%Part D≥15 patientsAntirheumatic Agent7.7%Leflunomide100%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Antiparasitic
15.9%Antimalarial15.9%Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate100%Part D≥14 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
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