Josh E. Amato, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Des Peres, MO
Josh E. Amato, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Des Peres, Missouri, and NPI 1467401828, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2006011477, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Josh E. Amato
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2006011477 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12990 Manchester RD Ste 201, Des Peres, MO 63131
- Phone
- (314) 909-0633
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2024
- Fax
- (314) 909-0391
- Medicaid ID
- 201050200 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060712000355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Josh E. Amato in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2006011477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,578 Medicare Part D claims for 417 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
- Latanoprost482 claims
- Timolol Maleate187 claims
- Lumigan105 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol95 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate74 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine69 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): 75.7 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: $313.39
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Ophthalmology Consultants LLCSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Josh E. Amato among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
Josh E. Amato, M.D. is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Des Peres
They are 5 of the 140 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Peres, and 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.
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- Eric Chiu, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631311538171921
- Michael Donahoe, MDDes Peres, MO 631311770572067
- Gerald Fivian, MD, FACSSt Louis, MO 631311700822731
- Joseph Gira, MDDes Peres, MO 631311861481152
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Common questions
What is Josh E. Amato, M.D.'s NPI number?
Josh E. Amato, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467401828, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Josh E. Amato, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12990 Manchester RD Ste 201, Des Peres, MO, 63131. Phone: (314) 909-0633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Josh E. Amato, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2006011477, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Josh E. Amato, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Josh E. Amato, M.D. had 1,578 Medicare Part D claims for 417 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Josh E. Amato, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.7 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.