Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Detroit, MI
Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Detroit, Michigan, and NPI 1649565045, issued on Jun 14, 2011. Check the license (Michigan 4301109284, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Benjamin Apple
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 4301109284 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4717 Saint Antoine St, Detroit, MI 48201
- Phone
- (313) 577-8900
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (313) 577-0700
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180831000387); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Benjamin Apple in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301109284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
447 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate134 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine75 claims
- Ofloxacin57 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate41 claims
- Atropine Sulfate12 claims
- Erythromycin12 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): 100 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: $537.53
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Apellis Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Retina Consultants OF Carolina, PASpartanburg, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Benjamin Apple among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Michigan
Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D. is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2002 among the 548 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 60% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Michigan
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Common questions
What is Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649565045, issued on Jun 14, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4717 Saint Antoine St, Detroit, MI, 48201. Phone: (313) 577-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301109284, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D. had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.