Dr. Ronald D Plotnik , MD
Ophthalmology โข Rochester, NY
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 659
Rochester, NY 146420001
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NPI assigned on July 19, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 706 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:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 283 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 112 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 98 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.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 11 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,762 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Moxifloxacin (Moxifloxacin Hcl) โ 363 prescription fills, including refills.
- Fluorometholone โ 319 prescription fills, including refills.
- Loteprednol Etabonate โ 250 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 43 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Rochester, NY (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 458. Middle half: 333 to 779.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in New York (2024, 1,157 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,745. Middle half: 661 to 3,652.
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 538 in 2020 to 706 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
601 Elmwood Ave
Box 659
Rochester, NY 146420001
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: University Of Rochester Cornea Services. 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 Michigan Medical School
1986
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
269 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 $58,461 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 $41,050 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
4,298 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
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
$405,968 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, 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, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $17.84 in 2023
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023.
Years since graduation
40 years (graduated 1986)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1986 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
2006
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Plotnik 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. Plotnik 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 Rochester and New York
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Rochester, NY (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 458. Middle half: 333 to 779.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in New York (2024, 1,157 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,745. Middle half: 661 to 3,652.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Rochester, NY (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $50,861. Middle half: $33,247 to $76,268.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in New York (2024, 1,157 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $180,176. Middle half: $63,528 to $374,535.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Rochester, NY (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,116. Middle half: $22,338 to $55,275.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in New York (2024, 1,157 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $129,744. Middle half: $44,806 to $273,064.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Rochester, NY (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 590. Middle half: 231 to 1,976.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in New York (2024, 1,227 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,058. Middle half: 363 to 2,319.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Rochester, NY (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $33,246. Middle half: $6,774 to $151,721.
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in New York (2024, 1,227 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $130,037. Middle half: $24,951 to $327,604.
70 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Rochester, NY (1,823 in New York).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Rochester
1.4% of these 70 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
75.7% of these 70 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 increased 31% from 538 in 2020 to 706 in 2024.
- 2020: 538
- 2021: 626
- 2022: 656
- 2023: 637
- 2024: 706
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 61% from $36,271 in 2020 to $58,461 in 2024.
- 2020: $36,271
- 2021: $43,793
- 2022: $50,236
- 2023: $52,071
- 2024: $58,461
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 73% from $23,685 in 2020 to $41,050 in 2024.
- 2020: $23,685
- 2021: $30,729
- 2022: $34,980
- 2023: $37,170
- 2024: $41,050
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 2,613 in 2020 and 2,762 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,613
- 2021: 2,558
- 2022: 2,476
- 2023: 2,562
- 2024: 2,762
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30-day fills
30-day fills stayed about the same: 4,058 in 2020 and 4,298 in 2024.
- 2020: 4,058
- 2021: 4,099
- 2022: 3,952
- 2023: 4,038
- 2024: 4,298
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost stayed about the same: $408,577 in 2020 and $405,968 in 2024.
- 2020: $408,577
- 2021: $458,211
- 2022: $411,419
- 2023: $416,588
- 2024: $405,968
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2023 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), 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 2023 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $17.84.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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MIEBO | General | $17.84 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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283 | 115 | $384.33 | $88.07 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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112 | 53 | $195.76 | $63.86 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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98 | 86 | $545.00 | $124.27 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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57 | 50 | $271.00 | $93.91 |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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35 | 20 | $385.00 | $85.97 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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29 | 24 | $175.00 | $39.11 |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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21 | 13 | $149.00 | $48.33 |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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20 | 20 | $540.00 | $117.27 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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18 | 15 | $80.00 | $20.59 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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17 | 17 | $160.00 | $35.12 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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16 | 14 | $95.00 | $23.89 |
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 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Moxifloxacin | Moxifloxacin Hcl | 363 | 8,342 | $9,077.30 | 73 |
| Fluorometholone | Fluorometholone | 319 | 13,587 | $20,901.97 | 82 |
| Loteprednol Etabonate | Loteprednol Etabonate | 250 | 12,708 | $35,980.40 | 96 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 202 | 11,371 | $7,006.63 | 72 |
| Restasis | Cyclosporine | 138 | 5,220 | $106,716.65 | 35 |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 112 | 7,931 | $6,394.92 | 38 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 103 | 5,578 | $4,265.40 | 26 |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 102 | 6,840 | $1,291.12 | 29 |
| Cyclosporine | Cyclosporine | 91 | 4,020 | $41,650.55 | 41 |
| Prograf | Tacrolimus | 85 | 765 | $5,880.84 | โ |
| Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim | Polymyxin B Sulf/Trimethoprim | 78 | 2,630 | $530.28 | 50 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 72 | 5,834 | $1,419.09 | 20 |
| Lotemax Sm | Loteprednol Etabonate | 71 | 2,564 | $20,272.15 | 21 |
| Vancomycin Hcl | Vancomycin Hcl | 64 | 587 | $960.62 | 12 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 53 | 2,487 | $4,902.12 | 11 |
| Lotemax | Loteprednol Etabonate | 52 | 1,284 | $16,739.69 | 19 |
| Simbrinza | Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 45 | 2,125 | $11,096.68 | 12 |
| Rocklatan | Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 45 | 1,345 | $14,915.53 | โ |
| Voriconazole | Voriconazole | 39 | 307 | $480.91 | โ |
| Solu-Medrol | Methylprednisolone Sod Succ/Pf | 36 | 252 | $432.77 | โ |
| Travoprost | Travoprost | 33 | 2,038 | $5,795.12 | โ |
| Miebo | Perfluorohexyloctane/Pf | 32 | 1,006 | $24,950.85 | 14 |
| Zylet | Tobramycin/Lotepred Etab | 31 | 921 | $10,480.98 | 11 |
| Tobramycin | Tobramycin | 27 | 420 | $403.75 | 13 |
| Flarex | Fluorometholone Acetate | 25 | 325 | $3,159.75 | โ |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC 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: 207WX0120X
An ophthalmologist who specializes in diseases of the cornea, sclera, eyelids, conjunctiva, and anterior segment of the eye.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20090122000026
NY
5799849642
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
University Of Rochester Cornea Services
601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 146420002
Phone: 5852733937
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology - Neuro-ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology - Neuro-ophthalmology
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: NY 186313)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 601 ELMWOOD AVE, BOX 659, ROCHESTER, NY 146420001 (Tel: 5852733937)
Registered at 601 ELMWOOD AVE, BOX 659, ROCHESTER, NY 146420001 (Tel: 5852733937)
Recorded as RONALD PLOTNIK, M.D.
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: NY 186313)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Rochester
- Dr. Shobha Boghani, MD
- Dr. Robert Walsh, MD
- Dr. Daniel Savage, MD, PhD
- Dr. Justin Park, MD
- Dr. David Shiple, MD
- Dr. Christine Platt, MD, PhD
Mailing Address
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 659
Rochester, NY 146420001
Phone: 5852733937