Ernest A. Sutcliffe, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Wellesley Hills, MA
Ernest A. Sutcliffe, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, and NPI 1831116748, issued on Jul 16, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 47551, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest A. Sutcliffe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 47551 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 65 Walnut St, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
- Phone
- (781) 237-1580
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 237-6382
- Medicaid ID
- 6171257 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060925000222); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 65 Walnut St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Patricia Camden, A-GPCNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1992150502
- Erin Caplan, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1831405059
- Parul Desai, MDFamily Medicine Physician1215933965
- Lisa Downey, NPNurse Practitioner1740551662
- Christine Eng, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1013203934
- Leonard Finn, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1801995287
Verify Ernest A. Sutcliffe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 47551Check 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
176 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost31 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate22 claims
- Timolol Maleate18 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone15 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 claims
- Tafluprost12 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: $70.31
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus 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
- Pratt Ophthalmology Associates IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest A. Sutcliffe among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Ernest A. Sutcliffe, M.D. is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 791 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Wellesley Hills → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deborah Eappen, M.D.Wellesley, MA 024811114974367
- Heidi Fischer, M.D.Wellesley, MA 024811134167430
- Robert Mandel, M.D.Wellesley, MA 024811568476661
- Santiago Villazon, M.D.Wellesley, MA 024811750484861
- Sheldon Buzney, MDWellesley, MA 024821902809593
- Larry Roth, M.D.Watertown, MA 024721750448452
- Deanna Ricker, M.D.Needham, MA 024921235112236
- Richard Floyd, MDWeston, MA 024931194790832
Common questions
What is Ernest A. Sutcliffe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ernest A. Sutcliffe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831116748, issued on Jul 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest A. Sutcliffe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 65 Walnut St, Wellesley Hills, MA, 02481. Phone: (781) 237-1580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest A. Sutcliffe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 47551, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ernest A. Sutcliffe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest A. Sutcliffe, M.D. had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.