Claus Michael Fichte, MD
Specialist · Amherst, NY
Claus Michael Fichte, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Amherst, New York, and NPI 1689679730, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (New York 124644-2, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claus Michael Fichte
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 124644-2 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2825 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228
- Phone
- (716) 564-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 564-2060
- Medicaid ID
- 00623568 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101129000454); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2825 Niagara Falls Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Claus Michael Fichte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 124644-2Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost29 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth20 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine18 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 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): 84.6 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: $15.24
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 one group practice
- Fichte-Endl And Elmer Eye Surgery PCAmherst, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claus Michael Fichte among 22,636 specialist records in New York
Claus Michael Fichte, MD is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 99% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 1990 among the 943 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 specialist records list a practice address in Amherst
They are 76 of the 1,741 NPPES records with a practice address in Amherst, and 22,636 specialist records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Claus Michael Fichte, MD's NPI number?
Claus Michael Fichte, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689679730, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claus Michael Fichte, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2825 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY, 14228. Phone: (716) 564-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claus Michael Fichte, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 124644-2, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Claus Michael Fichte, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claus Michael Fichte, MD had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Claus Michael Fichte, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 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.