Brian Michael Shafer, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Plymouth Meeting, PA
Brian Michael Shafer, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1982054433, issued on Jun 15, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD474851, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Michael Shafer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- MD474851 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 633 W Germantown Pike Ste 100, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
- Phone
- (484) 681-2305
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2023
- Fax
- (215) 714-9711
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210827002646); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 633 W Germantown Pike Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Patrick McManamon, ODOptometrist1780114603
Verify Brian Michael Shafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD474851Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
543 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate172 claims
- Latanoprost79 claims
- Moxifloxacin75 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine47 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol19 claims
- Timolol Maleate19 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): 85.5 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: $118,641.97
127 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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 3 group practices
- Shafer Vision InstitutePlymouth Meeting, PA
- Temple Faculty Practice Plan IncPhiladelphia, PA
- Wills Eye Ophthalmology Clinic, IncPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Michael Shafer among 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Pennsylvania
Brian Michael Shafer, M.D. is one of 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 47% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 94% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 17 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Plymouth Meeting → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mira AminNorth Wales, PA 194541720583297
- Samantha Marek, MDWest Chester, PA 193801154982056
- Jonathan Primack, MDWyomissing, PA 196101518937457
- Kevin Shah, MDWyomissing, PA 196101740417252
- Ashley Khalili, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071780038075
- Vatinee Bunya, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041760561799
- Giacomina Massaro-Giordano, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041891806543
- Stephen Orlin, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041053341149
Common questions
What is Brian Michael Shafer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Michael Shafer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982054433, issued on Jun 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Michael Shafer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 633 W Germantown Pike Ste 100, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462. Phone: (484) 681-2305. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Michael Shafer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD474851, 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 Brian Michael Shafer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Michael Shafer, M.D. had 543 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Michael Shafer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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), 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.