NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Ophthalmology Physician NPI 1588621973 MD
Verify on CMS → Michael Fleischer, MD
Ophthalmology Physician in Westwood, New Jersey.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 22,388 in Ophthalmology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 342 beneficiaries · Ophthalmology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
65%
generic claims · 35% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
94.7/100
▲ 11 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$74.29
4 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Michael Fleischer, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 94.7/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,054 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 94.7/100
- MIPS score · +11 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 65%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Michael Fleischer, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1588621973), first enumerated 04/28/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,054 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 94.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$74.29 in reported industry payments (4 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1588621973 · Ophthalmology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1588621973
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 22K Ophthalmology Physician
- MIPS-ELITE 94.7/100
- RX-MID 1,054
- BOOK-LIGHT 625 in New Jersey
- PHOTO-FINISH Alan Pollack · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Fleischer · this…
Fleischer · this provider
94.7 MIPS pts
- Joseph Lee · hig…
Joseph Lee
94.7 MIPS pts
- Alan Pollack · n…
Alan Pollack
94.7 MIPS pts
- Michael Jacobs ·…
Michael Jacobs
94.7 MIPS pts
- Yun Kim · near
Yun Kim
94.7 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Michael Fleischer, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
95 ≥ 73rd percentile 73% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Michael Fleischer, MD sits
This provider among ophthalmology physician peers
Across the 8,767 ophthalmology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michael Fleischer, MD writes more Part D claims than 48% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 68% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one ophthalmology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Michael Fleischer, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Michael Fleischer, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Michael Fleischer, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Ophthalmology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,054 29% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
94.7/100 11.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New Jersey
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among New Jersey providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Michael Fleischer, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Ophthalmology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 94.7/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1588621973 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/28/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
94.6735
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
100
Quality
82.245
Cost
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Michael Fleischer, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Refocus Eye Health OF NJ PC
Westwood, NJ
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Michael Fleischer, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$74
Largest payer
Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Michael Fleischer, MD - brand share 35.0%
Ophthalmology Physician average
35% brand-name claims vs 65% generic, on 1,054 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,054
Total Claims
$158K
Total Drug Cost
342
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,068.333
- Total Day Supply
- 57,764
- Brand vs Generic
- 35% brand / 65% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $124K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $33K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 78.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.29
- Gender Split
- 65% female / 35% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Michael Fleischer, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide-Timolol
178 claims
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
172 claims
- Timolol Maleate
Timolol Maleate
94 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin…
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth
77 claims
- Lumigan 62
Lumigan
62 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate 47
Prednisolone Acetate
47 claims
- Travoprost 38
Travoprost
38 claims
- Rocklatan 36
Rocklatan
36 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 178 |
| Latanoprost | 172 |
| Timolol Maleate | 94 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 77 |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 62 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 47 |
| Travoprost | 38 |
| Rocklatan Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 36 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 32 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 31 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How Michael Fleischer, MD fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
22,388
Ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
56
States with Ophthalmology Physician
1,490
Avg Claims per Provider
Michael Fleischer, MD's 1,054 claims are below the specialty average of 1,490.
Nationwide Ophthalmology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Fleischer, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (94.7 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in New Jersey
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New Jersey, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Fleischer.
One of 625 Ophthalmology Physician providers enrolled in New Jersey, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Bryan Abessi
M.D.
Branchburg, NJ
Dr. Atul Agarwala
MD
Irvington, NJ
Dr. Arlene Ahmad
MD
Boonton, NJ
Dr. Adil Ahmed
DO
Brick, NJ
Dr. Scott Aksman
MD
Freehold, NJ
Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Michael Fleischer, MD's specialty? ▼
Michael Fleischer, MD specializes in Ophthalmology Physician and practices in Westwood, New Jersey. Credentials: MD.
How much does Michael Fleischer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Michael Fleischer, MD wrote 1,054 Medicare Part D claims totaling $158K in drug costs for 342 beneficiaries.
What is Michael Fleischer, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Michael Fleischer, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 94.7/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 82.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Michael Fleischer, MD located? ▼
Michael Fleischer, MD is located at 300 FAIRVIEW AVENUE, Westwood, NJ, 07675. Phone: (201) 666-4014.
What is Michael Fleischer, MD's NPI number? ▼
Michael Fleischer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588621973, issued on 04/28/2006.
Does Michael Fleischer, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Michael Fleischer, MD's prescribing is 35% brand-name and 65% generic drugs by claim count, with $124K in brand drug costs.
How many Ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 22,388 Ophthalmology Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Ophthalmology Physician provider writes 1,490 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michael Fleischer, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Michael Fleischer, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Dorzolamide-Timolol, Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michael Fleischer, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Michael Fleischer, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,054 Part D claims and 342 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michael Fleischer, MD's credentials? ▼
Michael Fleischer, MD's NPI is 1588621973 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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