Ira A. Shivitz, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Nashville, TN
Ira A. Shivitz, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1881690766, issued on Jun 24, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD15763, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ira A. Shivitz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD15763 TN
15763 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 335 24TH Ave N Ste 600, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 320-7200
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2024
- Fax
- (615) 320-7203
- Medicaid ID
- 3717165 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101028000750); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 335 24TH Ave N Ste 600
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ira A. Shivitz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD15763Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,725 Medicare Part D claims for 422 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost210 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol158 claims
- Timolol Maleate125 claims
- Lumigan115 claims
- Moxifloxacin107 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate93 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,476.09
66 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Cornea Consultants OF Nashville, PLLCFranklin, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ira A. Shivitz among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Ira A. Shivitz, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bernard Chang, MDNashville, TN 372031215933197
- Joe Chisholm, MDNashville, TN 372031407886955
- Stephen Grinde, MDNashville, TN 372031740279660
- Erich Groos, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031720084601
- Gary Gutow, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031619052321
- Jeffrey Horn, MDNashville, TN 372031134210149
- Mary Kerr, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031083618680
- Ronald McFarland, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031710932785
Common questions
What is Ira A. Shivitz, MD's NPI number?
Ira A. Shivitz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881690766, issued on Jun 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ira A. Shivitz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 335 24TH Ave N Ste 600, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 320-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ira A. Shivitz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD15763, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ira A. Shivitz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ira A. Shivitz, MD had 1,725 Medicare Part D claims for 422 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ira A. Shivitz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.