Lauren Shatz, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Florence, MA
Lauren Shatz, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Florence, Massachusetts, and NPI 1467432948, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 216776, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Shatz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 216776 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Main St, Florence, MA 01062
- Phone
- (413) 584-6422
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (413) 584-4346
- Medicaid ID
- 2025680 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101013000859); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Shatz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 216776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,507 Medicare Part D claims for 718 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost597 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine491 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate203 claims
- Timolol Maleate202 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate179 claims
- Restasis152 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): 90.2 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: $123.76
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alimera Sciences, 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
- Eye Physicians OF Northampton PCFlorence, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Shatz among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Lauren Shatz, M.D. is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Florence
They are 4 of the 313 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 791 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Florence → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nancy Balin, M.D., F.A.C.S.Northampton, MA 010621629073879
- Bruce Bleiman, M.D.Florence, MA 010621518947076
- Raymond Hubbe, M.D.Florence, MA 010621871573238
- David Shield, M.D.Florence, MA 010621649599903
- Peter Kelly, MDPalmer, MA 010691649271883
- Leonardo Velazquez, M.D.Palmer, MA 010691396731097
- Susan Batlan, M.D.South Hadley, MA 010751063475804
- Kevin Hulseberg, M.D.Holyoke, MA 010401255334116
Common questions
What is Lauren Shatz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren Shatz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467432948, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Shatz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Main St, Florence, MA, 01062. Phone: (413) 584-6422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Shatz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 216776, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Shatz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Shatz, M.D. had 2,507 Medicare Part D claims for 718 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Shatz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.2 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.