John Pilavas, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Astoria, NY
John Pilavas, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Astoria, New York, and NPI 1275851230, issued on May 13, 2010. Check the license (New York 274392, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Pilavas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 274392 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2509 31St Ave, Astoria, NY 11106
- Phone
- (718) 204-5100
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140523000904); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2509 31St Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anthony Pilavas, MDOphthalmology Physician1417065657
Verify John Pilavas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 274392Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
747 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate158 claims
- Latanoprost119 claims
- Ofloxacin116 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine110 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol60 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth25 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): 5.9 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: $572.03
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Nassau Health Care CorporationEast Meadow, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Pilavas among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
John Pilavas, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2010, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 71% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Berman, MDAstoria, NY 111061124074265
- Anthony Pilavas, MDAstoria, NY 111061417065657
- Michael Ahdoot, MDSunnyside, NY 111041033211925
- Sajjad Akhtar, MDAstoria, NY 111031912919457
- Jan Arnett, MDAstoria, NY 111031881632487
- Chad Haller, M.D.Astoria, NY 111031548251713
- Melvin Haller, MDAstoria, NY 111031124015946
- Jerreyll Jackson, MDLong Island City, NY 111031629009576
Common questions
What is John Pilavas, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Pilavas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275851230, issued on May 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Pilavas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2509 31St Ave, Astoria, NY, 11106. Phone: (718) 204-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Pilavas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 274392, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Pilavas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Pilavas, M.D. had 747 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Pilavas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 5.9 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.