Michael J. Caruso, DO
Ophthalmology Physician · Margate City, NJ
Michael J. Caruso, DO is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Margate City, New Jersey, and NPI 1437124252, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MB05159600, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Caruso
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 25MB05159600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9701 Ventnor Ave Ste 201, Margate City, NJ 08402
- Phone
- (609) 822-4242
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2024
- Fax
- (609) 822-3211
- Medicaid ID
- 3566609 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120126000170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael J. Caruso in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MB05159600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,865 Medicare Part D claims for 569 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost583 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate220 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine188 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol154 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl114 claims
- Ofloxacin103 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): 96.5 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: $51.21
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, 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.
Michael J. Caruso among 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey
Michael J. Caruso, DO is one of 631 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 85% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1993 among the 454 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 69% 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 Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Margate City
They are 6 of the 99 NPPES records with a practice address in Margate City, and 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Bonaffini, D.O.Margate City, NJ 084021457892119
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- Bryce Hwang, MDMargate City, NJ 084021942942156
- Robert Nunn, M.D.Margate City, NJ 084021689672917
- Matthew Perez, MD, PHDMargate City, NJ 084021821117847
- Joel Spielberg, M.D.Margate, NJ 084021881692788
- Eric Dunn, MDVentnor, NJ 084061144380452
- David Smith, MDVentnor City, NJ 084061912085465
Common questions
What is Michael J. Caruso, DO's NPI number?
Michael J. Caruso, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437124252, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Caruso, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9701 Ventnor Ave Ste 201, Margate City, NJ, 08402. Phone: (609) 822-4242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael J. Caruso, DO's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MB05159600, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael J. Caruso, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael J. Caruso, DO had 1,865 Medicare Part D claims for 569 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael J. Caruso, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.