NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Kliethermes, M.D.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Lubbock, TX

Matthew Kliethermes, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1417303363, issued on May 10, 2016. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417303363
Name
Matthew Kliethermes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
Texas Tech Univ Health Sciences Ctr, Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone
(806) 743-1000
Enumerated
May 10, 2016
Record last updated
May 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190816000938); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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13.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

2,462 Medicare Part D claims for 522 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Matthew Kliethermes2,462
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost547 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol306 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate233 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate214 claims
  5. Moxifloxacin211 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium145 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): 78.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%24.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $503.43

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Matthew Kliethermes$503.43
  2. Specialty average$608.08

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

  1. Visalia Eye Center IncVisalia, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Matthew Kliethermes among 17,605 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Texas

Matthew Kliethermes, M.D. is one of 17,605 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Texas. 23% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 4% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 23% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 2% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

447 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Lubbock

They are 447 of the 5,735 NPPES records with a practice address in Lubbock, and 17,605 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Texas.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Boshart, MDLubbock, TX 794301972731446
  2. Kathy Eubanks, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301255522827
  3. Lee Ferris, MDLubbock, TX 794301588919674
  4. Khaled Hegazy, MDLubbock, TX 794301396937066
  5. Richard Jackson, MD0416Lubbock, TX 794301043480007
  6. Pavis Laengvejkal, MDLubbock, TX 794301164786489
  7. Chok Limsuwat, MDLubbock, TX 794301831400357
  8. Rebecca Macdougall, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301851584247

Common questions

What is Matthew Kliethermes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Matthew Kliethermes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417303363, issued on May 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Kliethermes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Texas Tech Univ Health Sciences Ctr, Lubbock, TX, 79430. Phone: (806) 743-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Kliethermes, M.D.'s license?

Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Matthew Kliethermes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew Kliethermes, M.D. had 2,462 Medicare Part D claims for 522 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Matthew Kliethermes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.6 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.

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