Donald Bergsma, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician in Salisbury, North Carolina.
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.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Donald Bergsma, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.1/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 878 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 79.1/100
- MIPS score · -4 vs avg
- 878
- Part D claims, 2023
- 50%
- 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.
Donald Bergsma, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
79 30th percentile higher than 30% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Donald Bergsma, M.D. 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, Donald Bergsma, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 41% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 34% - placing this provider in the lower-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 Donald Bergsma, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
Donald Bergsma, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - 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 Donald Bergsma, M.D.?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Ophthalmology Physician ranks #50 among North Carolina's specialties (0.3% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the North Carolina provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Ophthalmology Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Donald Bergsma, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Ophthalmology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 79.1/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Ophthalmology Physician) - 79.1/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Ophthalmology Physician US NPIs
79.1/100 MIPS final score - 4.0 pts below the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Ophthalmology Physician. Quality dim: 100. Cost dim: 30.3.
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).
Donald Bergsma, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Ophthalmology Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 800 W CEMETARY ST, Salisbury, NC, 28144, with a listed phone of (704) 633-0345. NPI 1326052234 was issued on 07/28/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 878 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 225 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $346K in drug spend, split 50% brand-name and 50% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 79.1/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 100, Cost 30.3), 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 | 1326052234 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/28/2006 |
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How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1326052234 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Bergsma across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Individual
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 Donald Bergsma, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.2K
Largest payer
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
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.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
50% brand-name claims vs 50% generic, on 878 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.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,581
- Total Day Supply
- 44,880
- Brand vs Generic
- 50% brand / 50% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $316K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $29K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 22
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 78.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.27
- Gender Split
- 74% female / 26% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 12, 65-74: 59, 75-84: 86, 85+: 68
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Donald Bergsma, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
222 claims
- Lumigan
Lumigan
110 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol 59
Dorzolamide-Timolol
59 claims
- Restasis 51
Restasis
51 claims
- Combigan 49
Combigan
49 claims
- Travoprost 48
Travoprost
48 claims
- Brimonidine Tartra… 35
Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol
35 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate 31
Prednisolone Acetate
31 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 222 |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 110 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 59 |
| Restasis Cyclosporine | 51 |
| Combigan Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 49 |
| Travoprost | 48 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 35 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 31 |
| Timolol Maleate | 30 |
| Valacyclovir Valacyclovir Hcl | 21 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How Donald Bergsma, M.D. fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
Donald Bergsma, M.D.'s 878 claims are below the specialty average of 1,420.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bergsma.
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.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the North Carolina medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Ophthalmology Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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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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