Beth A. Handwerger, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Paoli, PA
Beth A. Handwerger, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Paoli, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679540520, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD070563L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Beth A. Handwerger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD070563L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 E Lancaster Ave, Paoli, PA 19301
- Phone
- (610) 644-7744
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 644-7746
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040211000153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Beth A. Handwerger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD070563LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
644 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost115 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate94 claims
- Moxifloxacin68 claims
- Timolol Maleate42 claims
- Lumigan37 claims
- Vyzulta35 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $500.67
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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.
Beth A. Handwerger among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Beth A. Handwerger, M.D. is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 64% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Paoli → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martin Wilson, M.D.Paoli, PA 193011073569984
- Bari Brandt, M.D.Berwyn, PA 193121972504017
- Carol Smith, MDBerwyn, PA 193121962249813
- James Judge, M DCoatesville, PA 193201174551527
- Lonnie Luscavage, MDKennett Square, PA 193481306846225
- Robert Morello, M.D.Malvern, PA 193551881624633
- Guri Bronner, MDThorndale, PA 193721962586073
- Drew Chronister, MDThorndale, PA 193721811188543
Common questions
What is Beth A. Handwerger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Beth A. Handwerger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679540520, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Beth A. Handwerger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 E Lancaster Ave, Paoli, PA, 19301. Phone: (610) 644-7744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Beth A. Handwerger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD070563L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Beth A. Handwerger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Beth A. Handwerger, M.D. had 644 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Beth A. Handwerger, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.