Ian Franz Pitha, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Ian Franz Pitha, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1952560294, issued on Jun 2, 2008. Check the license (Missouri 2012011176, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ian Franz Pitha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2012011176 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 517 S Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 362-3431
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2025
- Fax
- (314) 362-6564
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240904000823); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ian Franz Pitha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2012011176Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,116 Medicare Part D claims for 545 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost806 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol317 claims
- Timolol Maleate255 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate206 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate72 claims
- Rhopressa59 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: $11,414.26
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, 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
- University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ian Franz Pitha among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
Ian Franz Pitha, MD is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1999 among the 202 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.
All 342 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sonya Bamba, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101679736359
- Bruce Cohen, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631101053355107
- Robert Feibel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101871596890
- George Harocopos, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101427074657
- William Hart, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101902824634
- Harry Knopf, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101407898141
- Gregg Lueder, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101427076124
- Victor Pegado, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101659397974
Common questions
What is Ian Franz Pitha, MD's NPI number?
Ian Franz Pitha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952560294, issued on Jun 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ian Franz Pitha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 517 S Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-3431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ian Franz Pitha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2012011176, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ian Franz Pitha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ian Franz Pitha, MD had 2,116 Medicare Part D claims for 545 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.