Joseph Christopher Schwartz, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Salisbury, MD
Joseph Christopher Schwartz, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Salisbury, Maryland, and NPI 1770586752, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D0045260, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Christopher Schwartz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- D0045260 MD
C1-0004852 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31455 Winterplace Pkwy, Salisbury, MD 21804
- Phone
- (410) 742-4100
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Fax
- (410) 742-4156
- Medicaid IDs
- 0000690201 DE
358180200 MD - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040315000240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 31455 Winterplace Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Christopher Schwartz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0045260Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
582 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate219 claims
- Latanoprost111 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine63 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate37 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol24 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol21 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): 90.7 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: $436.42
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, 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 2 group practices
- Atlantic Retina Center PADover, DE
- Delaware Eye Care Center PARehoboth Beach, DE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Christopher Schwartz among 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland
Joseph Christopher Schwartz, M.D. is one of 588 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% 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 · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2002 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 65% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland.
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- Paul Lagonigro, MDSalisbury, MD 218041295052751
Common questions
What is Joseph Christopher Schwartz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Christopher Schwartz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770586752, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Christopher Schwartz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31455 Winterplace Pkwy, Salisbury, MD, 21804. Phone: (410) 742-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Christopher Schwartz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0045260, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Christopher Schwartz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Christopher Schwartz, M.D. had 582 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Christopher Schwartz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.7 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.