Alexander M. Chop, PH.D. M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Palm Desert, CA
Alexander M. Chop, PH.D. M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1952368920, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (California A80309, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander M. Chop
- Credential
- PH.D. M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A80309 CA
226559-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 779-0800
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (760) 779-0801
- Medicaid ID
- 02433223 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander M. Chop in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A80309Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
354 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost140 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate106 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl19 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 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): 95.4 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: $473.98
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, 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.
Alexander M. Chop among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Alexander M. Chop, PH.D. M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Palm Desert
They are 13 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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- Rebecca Chait, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601588083547
- Ralph Hester, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601215904974
- Lori Kirshner, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601134121692
- Forrest Murphy, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601265444541
- Joel Solano, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601952380834
- Peter Spiegel, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601457353823
Common questions
What is Alexander M. Chop, PH.D. M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander M. Chop, PH.D. M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952368920, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander M. Chop, PH.D. M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 779-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander M. Chop, PH.D. M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A80309, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander M. Chop, PH.D. M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander M. Chop, PH.D. M.D. had 354 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander M. Chop, PH.D. M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.