2026 NPPES data Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician NPI 1255598819 MD
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MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician in CULVER CITY, California. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 771 beneficiaries · Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
44%
generic claims · 56% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$791.07
26 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD filed 2,455 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician in CULVER CITY, California, prescribing 44% generic.

2K
Part D claims, 2023
44%
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.

MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

2,455 Top 14% higher than 86% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. 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.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 3 hospital affiliations — 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 SAVETSKY, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/21/2008

NPI 1255598819

Primary specialty

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician

Rare

294 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,455 99% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,232

Specialty distribution in California

How Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician share within California

1. Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician share within California

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

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).

MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD is a Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician provider practicing in CULVER CITY, California, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD. NPI: 1255598819. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician provider holding MD credentials at 3831 HUGHES AVE STE 104, CULVER CITY, CA, 90232, with a listed phone of (310) 868-8185. NPI 1255598819 was issued on 05/21/2008. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what SAVETSKY most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,455 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 771 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1.2 million in drug spend, split 56% brand-name and 44% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 294 enrolled providers across 43 states and an average of 1,232 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

3831 HUGHES AVE STE 104
CULVER CITY, CA 90232

Provider Details

NPI 1255598819
Specialty Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/21/2008

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where MICHAEL SAVETSKY, 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.

CHA MEDICAL AND SURGICAL GROUP PC
LOS ANGELES, CA
FIRST CHOICE PHYSICIAN PARTNERS
PLACENTIA, CA
WELLSTAR MEDICAL GROUP LLC
KENNESAW, GA

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 SAVETSKY, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$791

Largest payer

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.

License & disciplinary context — California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD. To verify MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy

MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD — brand share 56.0%
Specialty average (est.)

56% brand-name claims vs 44% generic, on 2,455 2023 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 2023.

2,455
Total Claims
$1.2M
Total Drug Cost
771
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
3,831
Total Day Supply
105,492
Brand vs Generic
56% brand / 44% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$1.1M
Generic Drug Cost
$51K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.6 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.62
Gender Split
63% female / 37% male
Age Distribution
<65: 41, 65-74: 322, 75-84: 299, 85+: 109

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Prednisolone Acetate
370
Latanoprost
364
Restasis
Cyclosporine
331
Ketorolac Tromethamine
265
Ofloxacin
158
Moxifloxacin
Moxifloxacin Hcl
144
Cyclosporine
138
Timolol Maleate
78
Brimonidine Tartrate
67
Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat
62

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician Overview

How MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD fits within the Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician landscape nationally.

294
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician Providers in US
43
States with Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician
1,232
Avg Claims per Provider

MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD's 2,455 claims are above the specialty average of 1,232.

Nearby Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as SAVETSKY.

Compare Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD's specialty?
MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD specializes in Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician and practices in CULVER CITY, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD wrote 2,455 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.2M in drug costs for 771 beneficiaries.
Where is MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD located?
MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD is located at 3831 HUGHES AVE STE 104, CULVER CITY, CA, 90232. Phone: (310) 868-8185.
What is MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD's NPI number?
MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255598819, issued on 05/21/2008.
Does MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD's prescribing is 56% brand-name and 44% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.1M in brand drug costs.
How many Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 294 Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers across 43 states in the US. The average Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician provider writes 1,232 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisolone Acetate, Latanoprost, Restasis. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD accept Medicare?
MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,455 Part D claims and 771 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD's credentials?
MICHAEL SAVETSKY, MD's NPI is 1255598819 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

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 (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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