Dean Carl Polistina, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · New York, NY
Dean Carl Polistina, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1386756146, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (New York 193200, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean Carl Polistina
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 193200 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30 West 60TH St, New York, NY 10023
- Phone
- (212) 262-5177
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 265-8225
- Medicaid ID
- 01636277 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040331001135); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Pennsylvania, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Dean Carl Polistina in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 193200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,024 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost524 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate218 claims
- Timolol Maleate197 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine175 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol99 claims
- Ofloxacin98 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 26 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $258.67
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Southern Westchester Ophthalmology PCNew Rochelle, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Dean Carl Polistina, MD's NPI number?
Dean Carl Polistina, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386756146, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean Carl Polistina, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 West 60TH St, New York, NY, 10023. Phone: (212) 262-5177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean Carl Polistina, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 193200, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dean Carl Polistina, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dean Carl Polistina, MD had 2,024 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dean Carl Polistina, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 26 of 100. 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.