Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand, MD

  • Albany, NY
  • Hospitalist
NPI1861719247PAC ID1759525785
Medicare services, 2024
959
Medicare patients, 2024
345
Part D claims, 2024
174
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
88
Practice address
43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34, Albany, NY 12208
Practice phone
Call (518) 262-2400
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Primary practice

Albany Medical Center

Hospital · Albany, New York

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Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand is a hospitalist in Albany, New York

Dr. Hand practices at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York, part of Albany Med Health System.

Dr. Hand's NPI, 1861719247, was assigned on April 26, 2010. Dr. Hand graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Hand holds New York license 271126.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1759525785
NPI enumeration date
April 26, 2010
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(518) 262-2400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
42
Medical school graduation
2010

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand practices at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York

Dr. Hand's primary practice is Albany Medical Center, at 43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34, Albany, NY 12208 in Albany County. The practice phone is (518) 262-2400.

  • Albany Medical Center
    43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34, Albany, NY 12208 · Albany CountyPhone(518) 262-2400

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Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Hand's primary practice is Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York, part of Albany Med Health System. Dr. Hand is also affiliated with Saratoga Hospital. The medical group on file is Albany Med EmUrgentCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hand to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hand practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Albany Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand is one of 1,796 hospitalists in New York

Hospitalist is Dr. Hand's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Hand is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Hospitalist, New YorkPrimaryLicense 271126 · taxonomy 208M00000X

Hospitalists near Dr. Hand

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Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand billed Medicare for 959 services in 2024

CMS data shows 959 Medicare services from Dr. Hand across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 345 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,301 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024959
Medicare patients345
Paid by Medicare$76,301
Procedure codes4

Dr. Hand's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9422024: 9592%

Dr. Hand compared with the New York median for hospitalists, 2024

  • Dr. Hand
  • New York median
Medicare services
959vs 3882.5 times
Medicare patients
345vs 1632.1 times
Part D claims
23vs 5558% below

Medians across 1,696 hospitalists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Hand's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand treated 345 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 345 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hand in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 111 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 44% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.75, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hand's median patient age at 65, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024345
Average age73
Average risk score2.75
Also on Medicaid44%

Dr. Hand's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Hand's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17751%
  • Men16849%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Hand's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis54%
  4. Ischemic heart disease52%
  5. Mood disorders51%
  6. Anxiety49%
  7. Chronic kidney disease47%
  8. Diabetes46%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Hand's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men54%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand wrote 174 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Hand wrote 174 Medicare Part D claims for 85 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 23 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $238 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 25 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024174
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$238
Part D patients85

Dr. Hand's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic152 claims87%
  • Brand-name and other22 claims13%

Dr. Hand's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hand's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids9%16 of 174 claims
  • Antibiotics16%28 of 174 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2018 to 2021

  • 2018
  • 2021
Claims for drugs CMS names
2018: 252021: 238%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2021, 2 in 2018.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Hand for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hand accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Hand's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 88of 100Final score
  • 77.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Hand, published from 2018 to 2021. Dr. Hand has published most often in BMJ Case Rep. Dr. Hand's most frequent co-author is Stephani C. Wang.

Papers2
Years published2018 to 2021

Dr. Hand's most frequent co-authors

  • Stephani C. Wang1 shared paper

Recent publications by Dr. Hand

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Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand received $89 in industry payments from 2016 to 2018

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Hand from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $77.

General payments to Dr. Hand by program year, 2016 to 2018

Companies that paid Dr. Hand the most, 2016 to 2018

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand graduated from Ross University School of Medicine

Dr. Hand graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2010.

  1. Medical schoolRoss University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand's NPI number?

Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand's NPI number is 1861719247. It was assigned on April 26, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand?

Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand is a hospitalist in Albany, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).

Where does Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand practice?

Dr. Hand practices at 43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34, Albany, NY 12208. Dr. Hand's primary practice is Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York, part of Albany Med Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hand to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Hand is (518) 262-2400.

What is Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand's medical license number?

Dr. Hand holds New York license 271126.

Which hospitals is Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand affiliated with?

Dr. Hand practices at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. Dr. Hand is also affiliated with Saratoga Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Hand to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand part of?

Dr. Hand is linked to Albany Med EmUrgentCare.

Does Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hand billed Medicare for 959 services in 2024, and Dr. Hand accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand's MIPS score?

Dr. Hand's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand see?

CMS counts 345 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hand in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Hand's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99239).

Where did Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand go to medical school?

Dr. Hand graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2010.

What drugs does Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand prescribe most?

In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hand's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cefuroxime and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $89 in general payments to Dr. Hand from 2 companies from 2016 to 2018. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand been practicing?

Dr. Hand graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.

Does Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Hand, published from 2018 to 2021.

Who does Dr. Drinnon Owen Hand publish with?

Dr. Hand's most frequent co-authors are Stephani C. Wang (1 shared paper).

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