NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician NPI 1902210123 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Alexander Pleet, M.D.
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Norwood, Massachusetts.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 383 in Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 594 beneficiaries · Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
74%
generic claims · 26% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Alexander Pleet, M.D. filed 2,532 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Norwood, Massachusetts, prescribing 74% generic.
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 74%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥87th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Alexander Pleet, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1902210123), first enumerated 06/16/2014.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 2,532 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Massachusetts statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: BORIM annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1902210123 · Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-TRACE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1902210123
- ENUM-MID 2014
- TAX-TRACE 383
- RX-MID 2,532
- BOOK-THIN 16 in Massachusetts
- PHOTO-ENUM Carlos Vives Alvarad… · 2014
Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
2,532 ≥ 87th percentile 87% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Alexander Pleet, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Alexander Pleet, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,532 16% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Massachusetts
How Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1902210123 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/16/2014 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Alexander Pleet, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Atrius Health Inc
Dedham, MA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Alexander Pleet, M.D.. To verify Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases
BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Alexander Pleet, M.D. - brand share 26.0%
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician average
26% brand-name claims vs 74% generic, on 2,532 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
2,532
Total Claims
$283K
Total Drug Cost
594
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 4,972.167
- Total Day Supply
- 141,783
- Brand vs Generic
- 26% brand / 74% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $232K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $51K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 78.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.13
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Alexander Pleet, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
639 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate
Brimonidine Tartrate
378 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol 237
Dorzolamide-Timolol
237 claims
- Timolol Maleate 190
Timolol Maleate
190 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl 146
Dorzolamide Hcl
146 claims
- Rhopressa 144
Rhopressa
144 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate 132
Prednisolone Acetate
132 claims
- Ketorolac Trometha… 107
Ketorolac Tromethamine
107 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 639 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 378 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 237 |
| Timolol Maleate | 190 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 146 |
| Rhopressa Netarsudil Mesylate | 144 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 132 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 107 |
| Moxifloxacin Moxifloxacin Hcl | 77 |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | 71 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Overview
How Alexander Pleet, M.D. fits within the Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician landscape nationally.
383
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Providers in US
42
States with Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
3,029
Avg Claims per Provider
Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s 2,532 claims are below the specialty average of 3,029.
Nationwide Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Pleet, both outside Massachusetts so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2014)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Providers in Massachusetts
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Pleet.
One of 16 Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers enrolled in Massachusetts, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Aseef Ahmed
DO
Boston, MA
Dr. Paul Cotran
MD
Burlington, MA
Dr. Manishi Desai
M.D.
Taunton, MA
Dr. Babak Eliassi-Rad
MD
N Dartmouth, MA
Dr. Michael Giovingo
M.D.
Boston, MA
Compare Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Alexander Pleet, M.D. specializes in Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician and practices in Norwood, Massachusetts. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Alexander Pleet, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Alexander Pleet, M.D. wrote 2,532 Medicare Part D claims totaling $283K in drug costs for 594 beneficiaries.
Where is Alexander Pleet, M.D. located? ▼
Alexander Pleet, M.D. is located at 1177 PROVIDENCE HIGHWAY, Norwood, MA, 02062. Phone: (617) 657-6455.
What is Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902210123, issued on 06/16/2014.
Does Alexander Pleet, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s prescribing is 26% brand-name and 74% generic drugs by claim count, with $232K in brand drug costs.
How many Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 383 Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers across 42 states in the US. The average Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician provider writes 3,029 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Alexander Pleet, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Brimonidine Tartrate, Dorzolamide-Timolol. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Alexander Pleet, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Alexander Pleet, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,532 Part D claims and 594 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Alexander Pleet, M.D.'s NPI is 1902210123 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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