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2026 NPPES data Ophthalmology Physician NPI 1518316900 MD
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Ophthalmology Physician in Orchard Park, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 22,090 in Ophthalmology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 440 beneficiaries · Ophthalmology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
60%
generic claims · 40% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
84.6/100
▲ 1 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$1.6K
61 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Colin Anderson, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84.6/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 1,280 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 84.6/100
- MIPS score · +1 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 60%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Colin Anderson, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
85 45th percentile higher than 45% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Colin Anderson, MD sits
This provider among ophthalmology physician peers
Across the 9,866 ophthalmology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Colin Anderson, MD writes more Part D claims than 54% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 44% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one ophthalmology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Colin Anderson, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Colin Anderson, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Colin Anderson, MD?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Ophthalmology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,280 10% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
84.6/100 1.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Colin Anderson, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Ophthalmology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 84.6/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Ophthalmology Physician) - 84.6/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Colin Anderson, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Ophthalmology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 3151 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD, Orchard Park, NY, 14127, with a listed phone of (716) 674-6030. NPI 1518316900 was issued on 06/07/2016.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,280 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 440 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $370K in drug spend, split 40% brand-name and 60% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 84.6/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 100, Cost 48.6), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Ophthalmology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 22,090 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,420 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1518316900 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/07/2016 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
84.5695
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
100
Quality
48.565
Cost
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Colin Anderson, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Southtowns Ophthalmology PC
Orchard Park, NY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Colin Anderson, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.6K
Largest payer
Alcon Vision LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Colin Anderson, MD. To verify Colin Anderson, MD's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Colin Anderson, MD - brand share 40.0%
Ophthalmology Physician average
40% brand-name claims vs 60% generic, on 1,280 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,280
Total Claims
$370K
Total Drug Cost
440
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,413
- Total Day Supply
- 68,364
- Brand vs Generic
- 40% brand / 60% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $330K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $40K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 14
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.14
- Gender Split
- 63% female / 37% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 23, 65-74: 187, 75-84: 168, 85+: 62
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Colin Anderson, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
333 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol 80
Dorzolamide-Timolol
80 claims
- Timolol Maleate 80
Timolol Maleate
80 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate 76
Prednisolone Acetate
76 claims
- Loteprednol Etabon… 65
Loteprednol Etabonate
65 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 62
Diclofenac Sodium
62 claims
- Ofloxacin 60
Ofloxacin
60 claims
- Lumigan 48
Lumigan
48 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 333 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 80 |
| Timolol Maleate | 80 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 76 |
| Loteprednol Etabonate | 65 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 62 |
| Ofloxacin | 60 |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 48 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 43 |
| Cyclosporine | 41 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How Colin Anderson, MD fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
22,090
Ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
56
States with Ophthalmology Physician
1,420
Avg Claims per Provider
Colin Anderson, MD's 1,280 claims are below the specialty average of 1,420.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Anderson.
Dr. Aliaa Abdelhakim Hamed
M.D., PH.D.
New York, NY
Dr. Majida Abdul Gaffar
M.D.
Hawthorne, NY
Dr. David H Abramson
MD
New York, NY
Dr. Frank Accardi
MD
New York, NY
Dr. Jacob Ackerman
MD
Brooklyn, NY
Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Colin Anderson, MD's specialty? ▼
Colin Anderson, MD specializes in Ophthalmology Physician and practices in Orchard Park, New York. Credentials: MD.
How much does Colin Anderson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Colin Anderson, MD wrote 1,280 Medicare Part D claims totaling $370K in drug costs for 440 beneficiaries.
What is Colin Anderson, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Colin Anderson, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 84.6/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 48.6). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Colin Anderson, MD located? ▼
Colin Anderson, MD is located at 3151 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD, Orchard Park, NY, 14127. Phone: (716) 674-6030.
What is Colin Anderson, MD's NPI number? ▼
Colin Anderson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518316900, issued on 06/07/2016.
Does Colin Anderson, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Colin Anderson, MD's prescribing is 40% brand-name and 60% generic drugs by claim count, with $330K in brand drug costs.
How many Ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 22,090 Ophthalmology Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Ophthalmology Physician provider writes 1,420 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Colin Anderson, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Colin Anderson, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol, Timolol Maleate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Colin Anderson, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Colin Anderson, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,280 Part D claims and 440 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Colin Anderson, MD's credentials? ▼
Colin Anderson, MD's NPI is 1518316900 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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