Kenneth Jay Wald, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · New York, NY
Kenneth Jay Wald, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1700870904, issued on Sep 2, 2005. Check the license (New York 174795, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Jay Wald
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 174795 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 140 E 80TH St, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 772-0600
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (212) 517-8028
- Medicaid ID
- 01516783 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080107000570); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Jay Wald 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 174795Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,805 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine251 claims
- Eylea243 claims
- Latanoprost236 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate234 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol153 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate91 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): 84.5 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: $112.12
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision 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
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Jay Wald among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Kenneth Jay Wald, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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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Common questions
What is Kenneth Jay Wald, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth Jay Wald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700870904, issued on Sep 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Jay Wald, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 E 80TH St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 772-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Jay Wald, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 174795, 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 Kenneth Jay Wald, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Jay Wald, M.D. had 1,805 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth Jay Wald, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.