TY - JOUR T1 - Using Drug Prescribing Patterns to Identify Stewards of Cost-Conscious Care JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 824 LP - 827 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170019 VL - 30 IS - 6 AU - Nicole Michele Gastala AU - Peter Wingrove AU - Winston Liaw AU - Stephen Petterson AU - Andrew Bazemore Y1 - 2017/11/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/30/6/824.abstract N2 - Purpose: To characterize family physicians (FPs) who are stewards of care by consistently prescribing omeprazole over esomeprazole.Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of physicians prescribing omeprazole or esomeprazole under Medicare Part D in 2014.Results: There was a regional trend with 49% of Western FPs but only 6% of Southern FPs rarely prescribing esomeprazole. Physicians had increased odds of being a steward if they worked with a care coordinator (P < .001), at a patient-centered medical home (P < .001), or in a large practice (P < .001).Conclusions: If these findings are replicated across multiple drugs, future outreach could be conducted based on provider prescribing patterns. ER -