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2026 NPPES data Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician NPI 1063467454 MD
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Herbert Fechter, MD

Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Augusta, Georgia.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 383 in Glaucoma Specialist (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.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
6K
Medicare Part D claims · 1K beneficiaries · Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician avg: 3K
MIPS score
71.3/100
▼ 12 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$731.09
23 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Herbert Fechter, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 71.3/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 5,945 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

71.3/100
MIPS score · -12 vs avg
6K
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥9th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

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.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Herbert Fechter, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1063467454), first enumerated 05/23/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 5,945 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 71.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $731.09 in reported industry payments (23 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1063467454 · Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1063467454
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-TRACE 383
  • MIPS-LOW 71.3/100
  • RX-MID 5,945
  • BOOK-THIN 9 in Georgia
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paul Pruett, MD · ±1.2

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Herbert Fechter, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

71 ≥ 9th percentile 9% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured 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.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Herbert Fechter, MD sits

This provider among glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician peers

Across the 195 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Herbert Fechter, MD writes more Part D claims than 84% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 5% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.146.269.392.4Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, 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specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Herbert Fechter, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 84 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Herbert Fechter, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Herbert Fechter, MD 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 Herbert Fechter, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/23/2006

NPI 1063467454

Primary specialty

Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician

Rare

383 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

5,945 96% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,029

MIPS final score

71.3/100 12.2 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Georgia

How Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician compares to other specialties among Georgia providers

Georgia providers
Behavior Technician7.5%Student in an Organized Heal…5%Pharmacist5%Family Nurse Practitioner4.8%Physical Therapist3.9%Professional Counselor3.6%Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthal…0%
Largest specialties in Georgia (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Herbert Fechter, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
71.3/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%71.3%
MIPS final score (Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician) - 71.3/100 vs national avg 83.5
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).

Practice Address

1330 INTERSTATE PKWY
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 651-2020

Provider Details

NPI 1063467454
Specialty Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/23/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

71.2762
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
91.0467
Quality
19.874
Cost
92
Promoting Interoperability

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 Herbert Fechter, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$731

Largest payer

Alcon Vision LLC

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.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

5,945
Total Claims
$443K
Total Drug Cost
1,227
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
13,708.833
Total Day Supply
403,474
Generic Drug Cost
$106K
Opioid Claims
31 (0.5% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
12

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.5 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.38
Gender Split
59% female / 41% male
Age Distribution
<65: 76, 65-74: 485, 75-84: 481, 85+: 185

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Herbert Fechter, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Latanoprost
 2,162
Timolol Maleate
 1,486
Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat
706
Brimonidine Tartrate
 202
Vyzulta
Latanoprostene Bunod
169
Prednisolone Acetate
 158
Combigan
Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol
117
Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol
Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol
108
Dorzolamide Hcl
 104
Gatifloxacin
 76

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Overview

How Herbert Fechter, MD fits within the Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician landscape nationally.

383
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Providers in US
42
States with Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
3,029
Avg Claims per Provider

Herbert Fechter, MD's 5,945 claims are above the specialty average of 3,029.

Nationwide Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Fechter, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (71.3 here).

Paul Pruett 72.5 TN Todd Severin 73 CA Marguerite Billbrough 73.2 PA Miriam Habiel 73.3 NJ

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Paul Cotran Burlington, MA Paul Park Los Angeles, CA Jeffrey Liebmann New York, NY Paul Lama Rochelle Park, NJ

Nearby Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Providers in Georgia

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Fechter.

One of 9 Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers enrolled in Georgia, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Thomas Berk
MD
Atlanta, GA
Jing Dong
MD PHD
Athens, GA
Dr. Centrael Evans
MD
Athens, GA
Dr. David Kim
M.D.
Savannah, GA
Dr. Paul McManus
M.D.
Decatur, GA

Compare Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Herbert Fechter, MD's specialty? ▼
Herbert Fechter, MD specializes in Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician and practices in Augusta, Georgia. Credentials: MD.
How much does Herbert Fechter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Herbert Fechter, MD wrote 5,945 Medicare Part D claims totaling $443K in drug costs for 1,227 beneficiaries.
What is Herbert Fechter, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Herbert Fechter, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 71.3/100 (Quality: 91, Cost: 19.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Herbert Fechter, MD located? ▼
Herbert Fechter, MD is located at 1330 INTERSTATE PKWY, Augusta, GA, 30909. Phone: (706) 651-2020.
What is Herbert Fechter, MD's NPI number? ▼
Herbert Fechter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063467454, issued on 05/23/2006.
Does Herbert Fechter, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Herbert Fechter, MD had 31 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.5%.
How many Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 383 Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers across 42 states in the US. The average Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician provider writes 3,029 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Herbert Fechter, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Herbert Fechter, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate, Dorzolamide-Timolol. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Herbert Fechter, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Herbert Fechter, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 5,945 Part D claims and 1,227 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Herbert Fechter, MD's credentials? ▼
Herbert Fechter, MD's NPI is 1063467454 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.