Clifford Michaelson, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Medford, MA
Clifford Michaelson, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Medford, Massachusetts, and NPI 1861427320, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 60116, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clifford Michaelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 60116 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75 Riverside Ave, Medford, MA 02155
- Phone
- (781) 756-7273
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 756-7274
- Medicaid ID
- 3038700 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050118000145); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 75 Riverside Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Clifford Michaelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 60116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
292 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost99 claims
- Timolol Maleate47 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate18 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate16 claims
- Lumigan14 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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): 97 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: $180.45
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Andover Eye Associates, IncAndover, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clifford Michaelson among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Clifford Michaelson, M.D. is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mary Jane McCarron, MDMedford, MA 021551770577678
- Michael Olstein, M.D.,Medford, MA 021551063438596
- James Lee, MDWinthrop, MA 021521013980291
- Kuldip Vaid, MDRevere, MA 021511710978523
- David Eisenberg, M.D.Chelsea, MA 021501376582379
- Wendy Linderman, MDMalden, MA 021481992295216
Common questions
What is Clifford Michaelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clifford Michaelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861427320, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clifford Michaelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Riverside Ave, Medford, MA, 02155. Phone: (781) 756-7273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clifford Michaelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 60116, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clifford Michaelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clifford Michaelson, M.D. had 292 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Clifford Michaelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97 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.