Alden Leifer, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Paterson, NJ
Alden Leifer, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Paterson, New Jersey, and NPI 1093740375, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA46643, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alden Leifer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MA46643 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 680 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07514
- Phone
- (973) 742-4747
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 742-0629
- Medicaid ID
- 0357405 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050307000251); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alden Leifer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA46643Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,214 Medicare Part D claims for 493 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost863 claims
- Lumigan360 claims
- Timolol Maleate305 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol249 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate177 claims
- Restasis142 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $379.67
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Alden Leifer, MD. PCPaterson, NJ
- Refocus Eye Health OF NJ PCPaterson, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alden Leifer among 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey
Alden Leifer, MD is one of 631 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1993 among the 454 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey.
All 631 in New Jersey → Every provider in Paterson → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
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- Rooshil Patel, MDTotowa, NJ 075121548722085
- Hector Castillo, MDPaterson, NJ 075011528198124
- Martin Smithline, MDWyckoff, NJ 074811306809660
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Common questions
What is Alden Leifer, MD's NPI number?
Alden Leifer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093740375, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alden Leifer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 680 Broadway, Paterson, NJ, 07514. Phone: (973) 742-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alden Leifer, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA46643, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alden Leifer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alden Leifer, MD had 3,214 Medicare Part D claims for 493 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alden Leifer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.