Elise Lee Ma, MD, PHD
Ophthalmology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Elise Lee Ma, MD, PHD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1417510108, issued on Apr 17, 2019. Check the license (California A196238, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elise Lee Ma
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A196238 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 267-3937
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2025
- Fax
- (310) 206-7826
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250514002664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elise Lee Ma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A196238Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
175 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate31 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol29 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate25 claims
- Latanoprost25 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl15 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $81.64
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
- Jules Stein Eye Institute Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elise Lee Ma among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Elise Lee Ma, MD, PHD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2019, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Elise Lee Ma, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Elise Lee Ma, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417510108, issued on Apr 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elise Lee Ma, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 267-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elise Lee Ma, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A196238, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elise Lee Ma, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elise Lee Ma, MD, PHD had 175 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.