Dr. Joseph F Griffith , MD
Ophthalmology โข Boston, MA
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 021155724
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NPI assigned on June 25, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 58 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:
- 92060 โ Exam to measure eye deviation and range of motion: 47 service units.
- 92004 โ New patient complete exam of visual system: 11 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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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 83 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2019:
- Latanoprost โ 83 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2019. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Boston, MA (2024, 180 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,057. Middle half: 277 to 2,414.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Massachusetts (2024, 482 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,836. Middle half: 620 to 3,509.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 670 in 2018 to 58 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2018โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 021155724
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Childrens Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine
2012
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
28 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 $2,977 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 $2,204 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.
30-day fills
123 standardized 30-day fills in 2019
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,481 in 2019
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2019, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2019.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2019
All general payments: $26.26 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $26.26 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Allergan Inc.: $26.26 across 2 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 2019 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
14 years (graduated 2012)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2012
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.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
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. Griffith 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. Griffith 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 Boston and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Boston, MA (2024, 180 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,057. Middle half: 277 to 2,414.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Massachusetts (2024, 482 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,836. Middle half: 620 to 3,509.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Boston, MA (2024, 180 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $110,271. Middle half: $25,163 to $220,753.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Massachusetts (2024, 482 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $194,367. Middle half: $57,908 to $416,629.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Boston, MA (2024, 180 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $81,255. Middle half: $18,640 to $162,894.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Massachusetts (2024, 482 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $144,463. Middle half: $40,965 to $304,911.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Griffith are from 2019.
327 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Boston, MA (792 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Boston
5.2% of these 327 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
56.6% of these 327 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
Medicare Part B services decreased 91% from 670 in 2018 to 58 in 2024.
- 2018: 670
- 2019: 112
- 2022: 17
- 2023: 74
- 2024: 58
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 95% from $58,226 in 2018 to $2,977 in 2024.
- 2018: $58,226
- 2019: $10,495
- 2022: $629
- 2023: $2,908
- 2024: $2,977
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 94% from $39,958 in 2018 to $2,204 in 2024.
- 2018: $39,958
- 2019: $6,308
- 2022: $446
- 2023: $1,973
- 2024: $2,204
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 80% from 411 in 2015 to 83 in 2019.
- 2015: 411
- 2016: 345
- 2017: 63
- 2018: 115
- 2019: 83
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 75% from 499 in 2015 to 123 in 2019.
- 2015: 499
- 2016: 433
- 2017: 70
- 2018: 154
- 2019: 123
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 90% from $15,044 in 2015 to $1,481 in 2019.
- 2015: $15,044
- 2016: $11,136
- 2017: $1,104
- 2018: $2,756
- 2019: $1,481
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2019 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2019), CMS Open Payments (2019), 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 2019 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2019): fewer than 11 records totaling $26.26.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Allergan Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $14.68 |
| Allergan Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $11.58 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2019, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92060
Exam to measure eye deviation and range of motion
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47 | 25 | $307.06 | $34.17 |
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92004
New patient complete exam of visual system
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11 | 11 | $1139.91 | $124.67 |
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2019.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 83 | 3,427 | $1,481.38 | 18 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2019; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-04-30NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207WX0110X
An ophthalmologist who specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus management. The subspecialty includes the medical and surgical management of eye disorders found in children. Some of the more common disorders include amblyopia, strabismus, refractive error, cataract and glaucoma. These disorders may be related to neurological and endocrinological diseases, trauma, or aging changes in the extraocular muscles requiring medical, optical and surgical management.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20190708002250
MA
8426358474
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Childrens Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation Inc
300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 021155724
Phone: 6173556000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pediatrics - Pediatric Endocrinology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pediatrics - Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Anesthesiology - Pediatric Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: MA 278745)
Registered at 300 LONGWOOD AVE, BOSTON, MA 021155724 (Tel: 6173556000)
Registered at 300 LONGWOOD AVE, BOSTON, MA 021155724 (Tel: 6173556000)
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: OH 130645)
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: MA 278745)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1611 S GREEN RD STE 306C, SOUTH EUCLID, OH 441214192 (Tel: (216) 382-8022)
Registered at 1611 S GREEN RD STE 306C, SOUTH EUCLID, OH 441214192 (Tel: (216) 382-8022)
Recorded as JOSEPH GRIFFITH, MD
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: OH 130645)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2041 GEORGIA AVE NW, C/O INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY, WASHINGTON, DC 200600001 (Tel: 2028651000)
Registered at 2041 GEORGIA AVE NW, C/O INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY, WASHINGTON, DC 200600001 (Tel: 2028651000)
Recorded as JOSEPH GRIFFITH, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Boston
- Dr. David Friedman, MD
- Dr. Lauren Bierman, MD
- Ann Bajart
- Dr. Paolo Antonio Silva, MD
- Dr. Ula Jurkunas, MD
- Dr. Isdin Oke, MD
Mailing Address
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 021155724
Phone: 6173556000