Cynthia Volpe, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Columbia, SC
Cynthia Volpe, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1780633891, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16158, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Volpe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 16158 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2601 Laurel St, Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone
- (803) 256-7494
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2601 Laurel St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cynthia Volpe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,365 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost614 claims
- Timolol Maleate134 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate115 claims
- Moxifloxacin94 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine62 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate48 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 97.9 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: $199.21
6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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
- Eye Physicians And Surgeons OF ColumbiaColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina.
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- Daniel Alfaro, M.D.Charleston, SC1982719290
- Bryan Anderson, MDRock Hill, SC1598749236
- Larry Andreo, M.D.Fort Jackson, SC1568556157
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Common questions
What is Cynthia Volpe, MD's NPI number?
Cynthia Volpe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780633891, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Volpe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2601 Laurel St, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 256-7494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Volpe, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16158, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cynthia Volpe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Volpe, MD had 1,365 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cynthia Volpe, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.9 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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.