Douglas R. Lazzaro, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Douglas R. Lazzaro, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1568445096, issued on Nov 29, 2005. Check the license (New York 185979-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas R. Lazzaro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 185979-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
- Phone
- (718) 270-1714
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 270-3233
- Medicaid ID
- 01566316 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090331000402); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas R. Lazzaro 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 185979-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,396 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost503 claims
- Timolol Maleate96 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate85 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth64 claims
- Lumigan61 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate59 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): 84.5 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: $112.12
1 payment: 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
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas R. Lazzaro among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Douglas R. Lazzaro, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 71% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
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Common questions
What is Douglas R. Lazzaro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas R. Lazzaro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568445096, issued on Nov 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas R. Lazzaro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203. Phone: (718) 270-1714. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas R. Lazzaro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 185979-1, 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 Douglas R. Lazzaro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas R. Lazzaro, M.D. had 1,396 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas R. Lazzaro, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.