John A. Puglisi, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · North Miami Beach, FL
John A. Puglisi, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in North Miami Beach, Florida, and NPI 1932196292, issued on Oct 3, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME25860, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John A. Puglisi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- ME25860 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 182 NE 168TH St, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
- Phone
- (305) 651-4300
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (305) 651-0701
- Medicaid ID
- 065425600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040720000935); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1969
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 182 NE 168TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rebecca Lessner, D.O.Ophthalmology Physician1932588928
- Alan Silbert, MDOphthalmology Physician1558359810
Verify John A. Puglisi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME25860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
9,609 Medicare Part D claims for 1,765 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
- Latanoprost3,442 claims
- Timolol Maleate892 claims
- Combigan784 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol765 claims
- Lumigan640 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate597 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: $446.89
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, 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
- Retina Macula Specialists OF Miami LLCN Miami Beach, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John A. Puglisi among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
John A. Puglisi, MD is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.
All 1,581 in Florida → Every provider in North Miami Beach → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Hoffman, MDNorth Miami Beach, FL 331621588658421
- Rebecca Lessner, D.O.North Miami Beach, FL 331621932588928
- Jay Levy, MDNorth Miami Beach, FL 331621851388201
- Daniel Montenegro, M.D.North Miami Beach, FL 331621013283779
- Alan Silbert, MDNorth Miami Beach, FL 331621558359810
- James Howitt, MDNorth Miami, FL 331611245232669
- Gianmarco Paris, M.D.North Miami, FL 331611821048133
- Robert Guliner, D.O.Aventura, FL 331601992895908
Common questions
What is John A. Puglisi, MD's NPI number?
John A. Puglisi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932196292, issued on Oct 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John A. Puglisi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 182 NE 168TH St, North Miami Beach, FL, 33162. Phone: (305) 651-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John A. Puglisi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME25860, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John A. Puglisi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John A. Puglisi, MD had 9,609 Medicare Part D claims for 1,765 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.