Dr. Michael Hall Markowitz , OD
Optometrist โข Costa Mesa, CA
655 Baker St Apt Q205
Costa Mesa, CA 926264486
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NPI assigned on December 18, 2023; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 76 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92012 โ Established patient problem focused exam of visual system: 76 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in California (2024, 2,097 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 154. Middle half: 53 to 416.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
655 Baker St Apt Q205
Costa Mesa, CA 926264486
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Optometrist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
73 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $7,530 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $5,920 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $409.03 across 15 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $409.03 across 15 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.: $138.31 across 5 records.
- Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.: $116.13 across 4 records.
- Alcon Vision LLC: $91.62 across 3 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2023
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Markowitz has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Markowitz as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Costa Mesa and California
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in California (2024, 2,097 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 154. Middle half: 53 to 416.
Too few clinicians listed under Optometrist in Costa Mesa have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in California (2024, 2,097 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,575. Middle half: $5,461 to $39,040.
Too few clinicians listed under Optometrist in Costa Mesa have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in California (2024, 2,097 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,375. Middle half: $3,628 to $26,813.
Too few clinicians listed under Optometrist in Costa Mesa have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
30 active clinicians are listed under Optometrist with a practice address in Costa Mesa, CA (8,348 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Costa Mesa
3.3% of these 30 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
40% of these 30 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
CMS data for Medicare Part B services are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2024 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2024 only.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $24.29 in 2023 to $409.03 in 2025.
- 2023: $24.29
- 2024: $993.79
- 2025: $409.03
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 15 records totaling $409.03.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cequa | General | $43.79 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TYRVAYA | General | $33.65 |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cequa | General | $32.91 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rocklatan | General | $32.89 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRYPTYR | General | $32.86 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TYRVAYA | General | $30.80 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TYRVAYA | General | $26.56 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRYPTYR | General | $25.87 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TYRVAYA | General | $25.12 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $23.50 |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cequa | General | $23.30 |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cequa | General | $22.58 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $20.00 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ScoutPro Osmolarity System | General | $19.47 |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cequa | General | $15.73 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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76 | 69 | $175.00 | $99.08 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-08-12NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPTOMETRY
I20240210000636
CA
0547603110
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Ophthalmology
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 655 BAKER ST APT Q205, COSTA MESA, CA 926264486 (Tel: 7147711213)
Registered at 4300 LONG BEACH BLVD STE 400, LONG BEACH, CA 908072008 (Tel: 1562591770)
Additional practice office at 363 S Main St Ste 325, Orange, CA 928683833
Additional practice office at 14726 Ramona Ave Ste 290, Chino, CA 917105730
Additional practice office at 360 San Miguel Dr Ste 307, Newport Beach, CA 926607829
Additional practice office at 15825 Laguna Canyon Rd Ste 201, Irvine, CA 926182127
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 360 SAN MIGUEL DR STE 307, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 926607829 (Tel: 9497210800)
Registered at 655 BAKER ST APT Q205, COSTA MESA, CA 926264486 (Tel: 4177734425)
Recorded as MICHAEL MARKOWITZ, OD
Optometrist (license number reported to NPPES: CA 35618)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Optometrists in Costa Mesa
- Dr. Benjamin Szu, OD
- Dr. Jeffrey Safarik, OD
- Dr. Kevin Grant, OD
- Dr. Mimia Wen, OD
- Dr. Sheena Ansarinia, OD
- Dr. Jack Shea, OD
Mailing Address
655 Baker St Apt Q205
Costa Mesa, CA 926264486
Phone: 4177734425