Andrea Blitzer, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · New York, NY
Andrea Blitzer, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1588191316, issued on May 11, 2017. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrea Blitzer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- MD-48523 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 E 41St St, New York, NY 10017
- Phone
- (212) 263-2574
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 222 E 41St St
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Verify Andrea Blitzer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
738 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,306 among the 282 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate152 claims
- Latanoprost93 claims
- Restasis55 claims
- Valacyclovir52 claims
- Cyclosporine48 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate26 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 84.5 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: $112.12
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 247 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,865.64 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in New York
There are 34 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in New York.
Other cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in New York
- Jodi Abramson, M.D.White Plains, NY1831127042
- Sumayya Ahmad, M.D.Long Island City, NY1760777064
- John Aljian, MDHawthorne, NY1447268636
- Ashley Brissette, MDNew York, NY1366802951
- Isha Cheela, DONew York, NY1053798322
- Adam Chubak, M.D.Poughkeepsie, NY1427477256
- Jessica Ciralsky, MDNew York, NY1548324205
- Kathryn Colby, M.D.New York, NY1245221282
- Neha Gadaria, M.D.Brooklyn, NY1629411715
- Neelofar Ghaznawi, M.D.Elmhurst, NY1184814048
Common questions
What is Andrea Blitzer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Andrea Blitzer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588191316, issued on May 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrea Blitzer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 E 41St St, New York, NY, 10017. Phone: (212) 263-2574. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrea Blitzer, M.D.'s license?
Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrea Blitzer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrea Blitzer, M.D. had 738 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrea Blitzer, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.