Michael L. Wertheimer, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Southaven, MS
Michael L. Wertheimer, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Southaven, Mississippi, and NPI 1447412945, issued on Jun 26, 2008. Check the license (Mississippi 21002, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael L. Wertheimer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 21002 MS
MD0000045703 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 726 Goodman RD E # B, Southaven, MS 38671
- Phone
- (662) 349-1959
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 349-0424
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101115000774); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael L. Wertheimer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 21002Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,031 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost743 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol280 claims
- Restasis92 claims
- Lumigan77 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate75 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate73 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: $1,051.40
43 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
- Memphis Eye And Cataract Associates PLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael L. Wertheimer among 165 ophthalmology physician records in Mississippi
Michael L. Wertheimer, MD is one of 165 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2008, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2001 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 165 ophthalmology physician records in Mississippi.
All 165 in Mississippi → Every provider in Southaven → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Schaeffer, MDSouthaven, MS 386711912937574
- Rashmi Pandya-Lipman, MDSouthaven, MS 386721952399156
- Blake Booth, MDOxford, MS 386551194915249
- William Farmer, MDOxford, MS 386551902840861
- Emily Graves, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551154540359
- William Mayo, D.O.Oxford, MS 386551215931738
- James Rayner, MDOxford, MS 386551417129313
- Randy Richardson, MDOxford, MS 386551013951987
Common questions
What is Michael L. Wertheimer, MD's NPI number?
Michael L. Wertheimer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447412945, issued on Jun 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael L. Wertheimer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 726 Goodman RD E # B, Southaven, MS, 38671. Phone: (662) 349-1959. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael L. Wertheimer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 21002, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael L. Wertheimer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael L. Wertheimer, MD had 2,031 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael L. Wertheimer, MD'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.