Dr. Michael Joseph Pokabla , DO
Ophthalmology โข Pittsburgh, PA
203 Lothrop St, Eei 7th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 152132548
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 May 23, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 3,410 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:
- 92083 โ Exam of visual field with extended testing: 663 service units.
- 92014 โ Established patient complete exam of visual system: 608 service units.
- 92012 โ Established patient problem focused exam of visual system: 563 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 16 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 8,586 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:
- Latanoprost โ 1,550 prescription fills, including refills.
- Dorzolamide-Timolol (Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat) โ 1,125 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisolone Acetate โ 965 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 40 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 63 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 980. Middle half: 393 to 2,172.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pennsylvania (2024, 678 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,726. Middle half: 718 to 3,621.
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 2,088 in 2020 to 3,410 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
203 Lothrop St
Eei 7th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 152132548
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: Glaucoma Consultants Of The Capital Region Pllc. 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 New England, College Of Osteo Medicine
2005
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
829 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 $344,393 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 $250,048 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
16,566 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
$915,268 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.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,639.39 across 61 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,639.39 across 61 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)
- Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $404.97 across 18 records.
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.: $323.88 across 17 records.
- Alcon Vision LLC: $279.40 across 14 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
21 years (graduated 2005)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2005 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
2007
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
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. Pokabla 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. Pokabla 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 Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 63 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 980. Middle half: 393 to 2,172.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pennsylvania (2024, 678 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,726. Middle half: 718 to 3,621.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 63 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $121,257. Middle half: $46,578 to $221,584.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pennsylvania (2024, 678 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $184,747. Middle half: $73,169 to $412,019.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 63 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $88,908. Middle half: $33,230 to $164,190.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pennsylvania (2024, 678 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $132,896. Middle half: $51,195 to $299,455.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 69 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 851. Middle half: 233 to 1,657.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pennsylvania (2024, 734 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 934. Middle half: 362 to 2,115.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 69 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $67,081. Middle half: $10,837 to $240,245.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Pennsylvania (2024, 734 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $91,607. Middle half: $17,002 to $255,191.
123 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Pittsburgh, PA (1,090 in Pennsylvania).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Pittsburgh
0.8% of these 123 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
61% of these 123 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 63% from 2,088 in 2020 to 3,410 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,088
- 2021: 3,185
- 2022: 3,153
- 2023: 2,875
- 2024: 3,410
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 40% from $246,194 in 2020 to $344,393 in 2024.
- 2020: $246,194
- 2021: $368,778
- 2022: $347,197
- 2023: $290,822
- 2024: $344,393
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 41% from $177,911 in 2020 to $250,048 in 2024.
- 2020: $177,911
- 2021: $274,079
- 2022: $251,179
- 2023: $211,734
- 2024: $250,048
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 53% from 5,602 in 2020 to 8,586 in 2024.
- 2020: 5,602
- 2021: 6,847
- 2022: 7,136
- 2023: 6,968
- 2024: 8,586
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 43% from 11,565 in 2020 to 16,566 in 2024.
- 2020: 11,565
- 2021: 13,667
- 2022: 14,217
- 2023: 13,961
- 2024: 16,566
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 14% from $1,068,440 in 2020 to $915,268 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,068,440
- 2021: $1,102,124
- 2022: $1,031,648
- 2023: $940,599
- 2024: $915,268
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $281.85 in 2021 to $1,639.39 in 2025.
- 2021: $281.85
- 2022: $985.15
- 2023: $1,055.93
- 2024: $1,156.02
- 2025: $1,639.39
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (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): 61 records totaling $1,639.39.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $129.60 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $124.88 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $121.84 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FABRAZYME | General | $121.84 |
| Glaukos Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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iDoseTR | General | $99.65 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Clareon | General | $51.81 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DURYSTA | General | $34.87 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $34.77 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $34.63 |
| Dompe US, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OXERVATE | General | $34.30 |
| Dompe US, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OXERVATE | General | $33.41 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UNITY | General | $33.40 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $32.11 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Clareon | General | $31.24 |
| Dompe US, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OXERVATE | General | $29.52 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $28.75 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $28.48 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYDRUS Microstent | General | $26.09 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $25.00 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rocklatan | General | $24.69 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $24.63 |
| NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kahook Dual Blade | General | $23.94 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $23.54 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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enVista Envy IOL | General | $23.33 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $22.50 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 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 โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; 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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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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663 | 539 | $120.00 | $59.48 |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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608 | 559 | $200.00 | $119.00 |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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563 | 401 | $145.00 | $83.83 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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535 | 485 | $200.00 | $32.11 |
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92136
Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye
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254 | 130 | $210.00 | $24.20 |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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232 | 229 | $105.00 | $33.63 |
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92004
New patient complete exam of visual system
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119 | 119 | $275.00 | $141.01 |
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92020
Exam of the internal drainage system of eye
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117 | 117 | $65.00 | $25.94 |
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66984
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens
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98 | 66 | $3000.00 | $417.47 |
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76514
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness
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83 | 83 | $100.00 | $10.09 |
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66183
Insertion of eye fluid drainage device
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37 | 32 | $2000.00 | $964.39 |
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66180
Creation of shunt to improve eye fluid flow using tissue graft
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35 | 31 | $3000.00 | $1064.38 |
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66821
Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser
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25 | 21 | $1400.00 | $313.46 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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16 | 15 | $200.00 | $37.69 |
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66710
Destruction of lens tissue using laser
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13 | 12 | $1300.00 | $309.60 |
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66982
Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens
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12 | 11 | $2915.00 | $609.76 |
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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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 1,550 | 103,794 | $23,850.59 | 471 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 1,125 | 75,786 | $22,864.47 | 312 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 965 | 40,701 | $47,004.31 | 438 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 831 | 52,131 | $57,268.06 | 237 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 564 | 35,611 | $12,933.76 | 161 |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 560 | 33,678 | $294,586.04 | 170 |
| Moxifloxacin | Moxifloxacin Hcl | 522 | 7,577 | $12,435.11 | 308 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 513 | 37,122 | $12,579.57 | 162 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 303 | 6,205 | $5,451.03 | 202 |
| Travoprost | Travoprost | 188 | 13,209 | $51,859.19 | 59 |
| Brinzolamide | Brinzolamide | 181 | 10,662 | $45,359.26 | 57 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 180 | 10,099 | $27,818.33 | 54 |
| Simbrinza | Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 123 | 5,957 | $35,846.54 | 31 |
| Alphagan P | Brimonidine Tartrate | 103 | 5,846 | $49,754.80 | 29 |
| Tafluprost | Tafluprost/Pf | 70 | 2,355 | $9,787.64 | 12 |
| Vyzulta | Latanoprostene Bunod | 68 | 3,494 | $28,533.60 | 21 |
| Combigan | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 67 | 4,123 | $30,549.66 | 24 |
| Rhopressa | Netarsudil Mesylate | 61 | 2,656 | $26,283.31 | 16 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide/Timolol/Pf | 60 | 2,970 | $10,755.04 | 15 |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 56 | 1,391 | $927.46 | 27 |
| Rocklatan | Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 49 | 2,039 | $27,313.64 | 22 |
| Atropine Sulfate | Atropine Sulfate | 45 | 1,720 | $1,759.90 | 32 |
| Cyclosporine | Cyclosporine | 40 | 1,545 | $9,730.68 | 12 |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 34 | 1,424 | $906.67 | โ |
| Difluprednate | Difluprednate | 30 | 1,436 | $4,138.01 | 14 |
(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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20120917000274
NY
8123179488
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
Glaucoma Consultants Of The Capital Region Pllc
15 Vista Blvd, Slingerlands, NY 121592183
Phone: 5184757300
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Optometrist
Ophthalmology
Optometrist
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 23, 2007.
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 August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Pittsburgh
- Dr. Alex Mammen, MD
- Dr. Joshua Paul, MD
- Dr. Rose Ngan, MD
- Dr. Dawn Herzig, DO
- Dr. Hall Mcgee, MD
- Dr. Vishal Jhanji, MD
Mailing Address
P.o. Box 6002
Urbana, IL 618036002
Phone: 2173268300