Michael Derek Westafer, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Carson City, NV
Michael Derek Westafer, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Carson City, Nevada, and NPI 1033473913, issued on Jun 26, 2012. Check the license (Nevada 17065, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Derek Westafer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 17065 NV
15241 CA
128338 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3475 GS Richards Blvd # 130, Carson City, NV 89703
- Phone
- (775) 841-2000
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2023
- Fax
- (775) 841-4200
- Medicaid ID
- 1033473913 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170524002753); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Derek Westafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17065Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,778 Medicare Part D claims for 1,091 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost2,060 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol880 claims
- Timolol Maleate855 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate298 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl269 claims
- Lumigan248 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $965.23
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was New World Medical,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
- Retina Consultants OF Nevada LLPMesquite, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Derek Westafer among 143 ophthalmology physician records in Nevada
Michael Derek Westafer, M.D. is one of 143 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 1997 among the 92 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% 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 Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Nevada
There are 143 ophthalmology physician records in Nevada.
All 143 in Nevada → Every provider in Carson City → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Annamieka Conway, M.D.Carson City, NV 897031699026427
- Mehdi Vazeen, M.D.Carson City, NV 897031982600516
- Robert Wolff, M.D.Carson City, NV 897031477558195
- Ziqiang Wu, MDCarson City, NV 897031609874817
- Michael Fischer, M.D.Carson City, NV 897061588660815
- Kenneth Houchin, M. D.Elko, NV 898011720047699
- Matthew Mills, MDReno, NV 895211407843782
- Gary Pomeranz, M.D.Reno, NV 895211508974015
Common questions
What is Michael Derek Westafer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Derek Westafer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033473913, issued on Jun 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Derek Westafer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3475 GS Richards Blvd # 130, Carson City, NV, 89703. Phone: (775) 841-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Derek Westafer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 17065, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Derek Westafer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Derek Westafer, M.D. had 5,778 Medicare Part D claims for 1,091 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Derek Westafer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.1 of 100. 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.