John R. Fitz, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Farmington, MO
John R. Fitz, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Farmington, Missouri, and NPI 1306815972, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (Missouri MD R2D32, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John R. Fitz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD R2D32 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 140 Westmount Dr, Farmington, MO 63640
- Phone
- (573) 756-2020
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (573) 756-6997
- Medicaid ID
- 202056719 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100305000630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 342 in Missouri → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 140 Westmount Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anton Beffa, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1306815345
- Alan Kretchmar, MDOphthalmology Physician1538245345
Verify John R. Fitz 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 MD R2D32Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,862 Medicare Part D claims for 824 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost902 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate380 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine361 claims
- Moxifloxacin337 claims
- Restasis200 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol164 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $966.56
40 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
- Precision Eye Care IncFarmington, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John R. Fitz among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
John R. Fitz, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Farmington → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anton Beffa, M.D.Farmington, MO 636401306815345
- Alan Kretchmar, MDFarmington, MO 636401538245345
- Marybeth Kapp, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031144293697
- Richard Kies, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031942278916
- John Kinder, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031487650685
- Todd Lumsden, D.O.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031689670887
- Derrall Parker, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031700850500
- Carl Ringer, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031740286194
Common questions
What is John R. Fitz, M.D.'s NPI number?
John R. Fitz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306815972, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John R. Fitz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 Westmount Dr, Farmington, MO, 63640. Phone: (573) 756-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John R. Fitz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number MD R2D32, 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 John R. Fitz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John R. Fitz, M.D. had 3,862 Medicare Part D claims for 824 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John R. Fitz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.