Grace C. Shih, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA
Grace C. Shih, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1962846170, issued on Apr 18, 2013. Check the license (Massachusetts 270312, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Grace C. Shih
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 270312 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 243 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 573-4443
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181009001860); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Grace C. Shih in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 270312Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
543 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Moxifloxacin71 claims
- Latanoprost69 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate47 claims
- Cyclosporine35 claims
- Difluprednate27 claims
- Restasis26 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): 89.6 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: $1,309.93
19 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Grace C. Shih among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Grace C. Shih, MD 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 2013, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Grace C. Shih, MD's NPI number?
Grace C. Shih, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962846170, issued on Apr 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Grace C. Shih, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 243 Charles St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 573-4443. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Grace C. Shih, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 270312, 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 Grace C. Shih, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Grace C. Shih, MD had 543 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Grace C. Shih, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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.