Michael W. Compton, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Cary, NC
Michael W. Compton, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Cary, North Carolina, and NPI 1184949554, issued on Mar 29, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina NC2014-01307, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael W. Compton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- NC2014-01307 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 SW Cary Parkway, Cary, NC 27511
- Phone
- (919) 467-4500
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150217001066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 688 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Michael W. Compton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license NC2014-01307Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,019 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost263 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol124 claims
- Timolol Maleate97 claims
- Lumigan76 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth60 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate59 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): 95.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $125.96
3 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
- Wake Ophthalmology Associates, PACary, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael W. Compton among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Michael W. Compton, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 60% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Cary → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Rusinek, MDCary, NC 275111487608469
- Carson Bee, M.D.Cary, NC 275131790120202
- Demetrian Dornic, M.D.Cary, NC 275131881740090
- David Cui, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141982353363
- Jonathan Dutton, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141720003239
- Benjamin Frankfort, M.D., PH.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141417093980
- Rebecca Li, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141487275889
- David Russell, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141720281090
Common questions
What is Michael W. Compton, MD's NPI number?
Michael W. Compton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184949554, issued on Mar 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael W. Compton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 SW Cary Parkway, Cary, NC, 27511. Phone: (919) 467-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael W. Compton, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number NC2014-01307, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael W. Compton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael W. Compton, MD had 1,019 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael W. Compton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.
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.