Dr. Paul Andrew Garfinkle , MD
Ophthalmology • Alliance, OH
985 S Sawburg Rd
Alliance, OH 446013515
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on March 1, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 2,472 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92134 — Imaging of retina: 374 service units.
- 92012 — Established patient problem focused exam of visual system: 297 service units.
- 66984 — Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens: 262 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® 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 20 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,362 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Ketorolac Tromethamine — 338 prescription fills, including refills.
- Latanoprost — 227 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisolone Acetate — 148 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 25 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,493. Middle half: 832 to 2,683.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 2,439 in 2020 to 2,472 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
985 S Sawburg Rd
Alliance, OH 446013515
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: Ohio Eye Alliance, Inc.. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University
1993
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
526 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $304,186 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $223,841 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
2,549 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
$163,785 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,046.73 across 37 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,046.73 across 37 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 13)
- Alcon Vision LLC: $238.01 across 4 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $176.61 across 12 records.
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.: $165.24 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).
Years since graduation
33 years (graduated 1993)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1993 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Garfinkle 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. Garfinkle 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 Alliance and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,493. Middle half: 832 to 2,683.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Alliance have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $170,553. Middle half: $84,086 to $307,005.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Alliance have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $120,571. Middle half: $58,602 to $222,076.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Alliance have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 485 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,139. Middle half: 425 to 2,204.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Alliance have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 485 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $73,886. Middle half: $14,134 to $176,768.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Alliance have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
2 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Alliance, OH (744 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 stayed about the same: 2,439 in 2020 and 2,472 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,439
- 2021: 2,278
- 2022: 2,304
- 2023: 2,144
- 2024: 2,472
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $304,608 in 2020 and $304,186 in 2024.
- 2020: $304,608
- 2021: $311,059
- 2022: $317,333
- 2023: $344,068
- 2024: $304,186
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $230,422 in 2020 and $223,841 in 2024.
- 2020: $230,422
- 2021: $234,406
- 2022: $235,339
- 2023: $259,802
- 2024: $223,841
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 172% from 500 in 2020 to 1,362 in 2024.
- 2020: 500
- 2021: 495
- 2022: 574
- 2023: 621
- 2024: 1,362
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 218% from 801 in 2020 to 2,549 in 2024.
- 2020: 801
- 2021: 897
- 2022: 1,049
- 2023: 1,086
- 2024: 2,549
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 151% from $65,315 in 2020 to $163,785 in 2024.
- 2020: $65,315
- 2021: $77,150
- 2022: $85,168
- 2023: $82,727
- 2024: $163,785
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $174.38 in 2021 to $1,046.73 in 2025.
- 2021: $174.38
- 2022: $486.27
- 2023: $511.71
- 2024: $783.58
- 2025: $1,046.73
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, 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 – December 31, 2025): 37 records totaling $1,046.73.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Tecnis Simplicity | General | $146.72 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Clareon PanOptix Pro | General | $118.99 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Izervay | General | $100.01 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Clareon | General | $74.79 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IHEEZO | General | $34.88 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Syfovre | General | $34.55 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OZURDEX | General | $33.03 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Izervay | General | $32.17 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DURYSTA | General | $28.91 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Syfovre | General | $26.47 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DURYSTA | General | $26.21 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRYPTYR | General | $25.85 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Syfovre | General | $25.35 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ULTOMIRIS | General | $22.14 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EYLEA HD | General | $21.94 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ILUVIEN | General | $21.68 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IHEEZO | General | $20.67 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DURYSTA | General | $19.83 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Vabysmo | General | $19.32 |
| Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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RAYNER CATARACT SET 1 | General | $19.17 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYDRUS Microstent | General | $18.38 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ILUVIEN | General | $18.33 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DURYSTA | General | $17.25 |
| Thea Pharma Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IYUZEH | General | $15.97 |
| LKC Technologies, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $15.74 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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374 | 158 | $77.00 | $37.14 |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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297 | 177 | $171.00 | $81.94 |
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66984
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens
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262 | 54 | $337.67 | $149.41 |
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67028
Injection of drug into eye
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257 | 62 | $234.73 | $108.50 |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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209 | 189 | $241.00 | $116.38 |
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92136
Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye
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130 | 63 | $57.94 | $25.77 |
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J0178
Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg
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130 | 18 | $1382.00 | $828.75 |
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J3590
Unclassified biologics
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113 | 30 | $98.23 | $58.47 |
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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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100 | 74 | $174.00 | $85.01 |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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95 | 89 | $71.75 | $34.14 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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87 | 87 | $70.00 | $33.64 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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74 | 74 | $755.12 | $157.99 |
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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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72 | 69 | $247.00 | $120.39 |
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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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60 | 58 | $118.00 | $58.02 |
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92020
Exam of the internal drainage system of eye
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52 | 48 | $53.00 | $25.44 |
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83861
Microfluid analysis of tears
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50 | 25 | $34.00 | $22.03 |
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66821
Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser
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37 | 28 | $595.00 | $306.90 |
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68841
Insertion of drug delivery implant into tear duct of eye
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36 | 27 | $75.00 | $15.01 |
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92004
New patient complete exam of visual system
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25 | 25 | $284.00 | $137.92 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $109.00 | $52.66 |
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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| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 338 | 12,144 | $6,996.71 | 228 |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 227 | 15,273 | $2,338.97 | 88 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 148 | 6,729 | $5,906.89 | 86 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 96 | 7,371 | $1,577.03 | 52 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 73 | 5,324 | $1,613.07 | 35 |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 64 | 4,273 | $35,630.88 | 29 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 51 | 3,787 | $845.71 | 19 |
| Vyzulta | Latanoprostene Bunod | 46 | 1,921 | $16,675.84 | 15 |
| Fluorometholone | Fluorometholone | 38 | 1,701 | $4,647.28 | 15 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 34 | 2,694 | $547.30 | 19 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 28 | 1,810 | $5,190.39 | 13 |
| Moxifloxacin | Moxifloxacin Hcl | 26 | 296 | $606.17 | 12 |
| Restasis | Cyclosporine | 23 | 1,170 | $22,242.67 | — |
| Travoprost | Travoprost | 19 | 1,212 | $2,490.78 | — |
| Alphagan P | Brimonidine Tartrate | 18 | 975 | $6,174.19 | — |
| Combigan | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 17 | 1,170 | $7,848.75 | — |
| Rhopressa | Netarsudil Mesylate | 16 | 668 | $6,962.44 | — |
| Tobramycin-Dexamethasone | Tobramycin/Dexamethasone | 15 | 312 | $500.49 | 13 |
| Simbrinza | Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 14 | 982 | $2,858.99 | — |
| Rocklatan | Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 14 | 707 | $8,245.10 | — |
| Tobramycin | Tobramycin | 12 | 251 | $58.38 | — |
| Cyclosporine | Cyclosporine | 12 | 1,080 | $12,960.30 | — |
| Acetazolamide Er | Acetazolamide | 11 | 427 | $499.77 | — |
| Brinzolamide | Brinzolamide | 11 | 568 | $2,152.90 | — |
| Miebo | Perfluorohexyloctane/Pf | 11 | 330 | $8,213.60 | — |
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-07-28NUCC 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: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20061103000310
OH
2466459409
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Ohio Eye Alliance, Inc.
4469 Fulton Dr Nw, Canton, OH 447182855
Phone: 3309668461
Ohio Eye Alliance, Inc.
985 S Sawburg Ave, Alliance, OH 446013515
Phone: 33082316801109
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
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 01, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to November 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
985 S Sawburg Rd
Alliance, OH 446013515
Phone: 3308231680