Michael Farzin Shahbazi, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Johnson City, TN
Michael Farzin Shahbazi, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Johnson City, Tennessee, and NPI 1265480842, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD16609, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Farzin Shahbazi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD16609 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 Med Tech Pkwy, Johnson City, TN 37604
- Phone
- (423) 929-2111
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 929-0497
- Medicaid ID
- 3054308 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100421000467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 110 Med Tech Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Farzin Shahbazi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD16609Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,954 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,144 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol477 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate246 claims
- Rocklatan164 claims
- Timolol Maleate159 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl143 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): 88.6 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: $92.13
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. 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
- Johnson City Eye Clinic PCJohnson City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Farzin Shahbazi among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Michael Farzin Shahbazi, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
All 366 in Tennessee → Every provider in Johnson City → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nancy Alison, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041679566962
- James Battle, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041407957160
- Joshua Busscher, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041558781955
- Jeffrey Carlsen, MDJohnson City, TN 376041609834076
- Anne Eberhart, MDJohnson City, TN 376041831182948
- Barbara Kimbrough, MDJohnson City, TN 376041861485799
- Alan McCartt, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041285682831
- Calvin Miller, MDJohnson City, TN 376041396777462
Common questions
What is Michael Farzin Shahbazi, MD's NPI number?
Michael Farzin Shahbazi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265480842, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Farzin Shahbazi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 Med Tech Pkwy, Johnson City, TN, 37604. Phone: (423) 929-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Farzin Shahbazi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD16609, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Farzin Shahbazi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Farzin Shahbazi, MD had 2,954 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Farzin Shahbazi, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 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.