Michael A. Behforouz, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Carmel, IN
Michael A. Behforouz, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Carmel, Indiana, and NPI 1942283288, issued on Nov 21, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01046877, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael A. Behforouz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 01046877 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3985 W 106TH St, Carmel, IN 46032
- Phone
- (317) 334-4424
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (317) 334-4425
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101101000917); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3985 W 106TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lindsey Huff, O.D.Optometrist1588963995
Verify Michael A. Behforouz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01046877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,199 Medicare Part D claims for 758 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Moxifloxacin543 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate468 claims
- Latanoprost153 claims
- Timolol Maleate135 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol102 claims
- Erythromycin87 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,783.38
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- Midwest Center For Sight, LLCCarmel, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael A. Behforouz among 311 ophthalmology physician records in Indiana
Michael A. Behforouz, MD is one of 311 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 75% 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, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2000 among the 197 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Indiana
There are 311 ophthalmology physician records in Indiana.
All 311 in Indiana → Every provider in Carmel → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Abrams, MDCarmel, IN 460321174589584
- Leslie Abrams Tobe, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321881936730
- Thomas Ciulla, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321770585838
- Neil Finnen, MDCarmel, IN 460321225014848
- Michael Hopen, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321689993347
- Stephen Klapper, MD FACSCarmel, IN 460321316910607
- Chandler MitchellCarmel, IN 460321699355586
- Irving Regenstreif, MDCarmel, IN 460321639168305
Common questions
What is Michael A. Behforouz, MD's NPI number?
Michael A. Behforouz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942283288, issued on Nov 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael A. Behforouz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3985 W 106TH St, Carmel, IN, 46032. Phone: (317) 334-4424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael A. Behforouz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01046877, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael A. Behforouz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael A. Behforouz, MD had 2,199 Medicare Part D claims for 758 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael A. Behforouz, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.