Joseph Kristan, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · New York, NY
Joseph Kristan, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1730610254, issued on Mar 26, 2017. Check the license (New York 309327, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Kristan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 309327 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 635 W 165TH St, New York, NY 10032
- Phone
- (212) 305-9535
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221031000084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 635 W 165TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- James Auran, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1063438414
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- Rajendra Bansal, MDOphthalmology Physician1588627988
- Gaetano Barile, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1689698938
Verify Joseph Kristan 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 309327Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost179 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate116 claims
- Moxifloxacin102 claims
- Valacyclovir71 claims
- Timolol Maleate46 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate42 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $528.36
18 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
- Atlantic Eye Physicians, PAEatontown, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Kristan among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Joseph Kristan, 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 2017, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 92% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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
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- Dana Blumberg, MDNew York, NY 100321548297450
- Stanley Chang, M.D.New York, NY 100321639110307
- Arthur Cotliar, MDNew York, NY 100321992770630
- Jason Horowitz, M.D.New York, NY 100321679535314
- Susan Lee, M.D.New York, NY 100321871547752
- Jeffrey Liebmann, MDNew York, NY 100321033199450
Common questions
What is Joseph Kristan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Kristan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730610254, issued on Mar 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Kristan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 635 W 165TH St, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-9535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Kristan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 309327, 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 Joseph Kristan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Kristan, M.D. had 1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Kristan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.