Joseph Richard Podhorzer, M.D.
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Joseph Richard Podhorzer, M.D. is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1073515847, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (New York 193410, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Richard Podhorzer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License number
- 193410 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Kings Hwy Second Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11229
- Phone
- (718) 645-2231
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 663-2933
- Medicaid ID
- 01659778 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051026000681); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Richard Podhorzer 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 193410Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
1,696 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Moxifloxacin502 claims
- Prolensa156 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine138 claims
- Bromfenac Sodium134 claims
- Latanoprost102 claims
- Simbrinza97 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $405.34
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 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.
Joseph Richard Podhorzer among 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in New York
Joseph Richard Podhorzer, M.D. is one of 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in New York. over 99% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · over 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 96% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 98 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0107X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in New York
There are 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in New York.
All 102 in New York → Every provider in Brooklyn → Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Norman Saffra, MDBrooklyn, NY 112191811979735
- Mark Harooni, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112171013014406
- Ilya Leskov, M.D., PH.D.Brooklyn, NY 112031982959029
- Alexander Pinhas, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112031033506852
- Zimei Zhou, MD PHDFlushing, NY 113551053638676
- Jeffrey Yu, MDNew York, NY 113581790346609
- Rodney Coe, MD, MSBayside, NY 113601003972548
- Sarwar Zahid, MDJackson Heights, NY 113721972845287
Common questions
What is Joseph Richard Podhorzer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Richard Podhorzer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073515847, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Richard Podhorzer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Kings Hwy Second Floor, Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Phone: (718) 645-2231. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Richard Podhorzer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 193410, 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 Richard Podhorzer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Richard Podhorzer, M.D. had 1,696 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Richard Podhorzer, 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.