Lama Al-Aswad, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Lama Al-Aswad, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1336174937, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD481478, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lama Al-Aswad
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD481478 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 51 N 39TH St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 662-8100
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2025
- Fax
- (215) 662-1721
- Medicaid ID
- 02227865 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230823000521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lama Al-Aswad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD481478Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,848 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost648 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol287 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate223 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate128 claims
- Timolol Maleate88 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl61 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): 85.5 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: $174.21
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lama Al-Aswad among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Lama Al-Aswad, M.D. is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 64% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Joshua Dunaief, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041124139746
- Kristin Hammersmith, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041437157187
- Deborah Herrmann, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041346357548
- Bennie Jeng, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041104852870
- Deborah Kelly, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041073507703
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Common questions
What is Lama Al-Aswad, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lama Al-Aswad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336174937, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lama Al-Aswad, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 51 N 39TH St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 662-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lama Al-Aswad, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD481478, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lama Al-Aswad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lama Al-Aswad, M.D. had 1,848 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lama Al-Aswad, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.