Nathan Alexander Fischer
Ophthalmology Physician · Wilmington, NC
Nathan Alexander Fischer is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1154884716, issued on Apr 10, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-01987, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan Alexander Fischer
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 2025-01987 NC
MD.41009 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3562 Ansley Drive, Wilmington, NC 28412
- Phone
- (910) 332-3560
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2019
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250822000816); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Aurora, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3562 Ansley Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Wann, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1528422268
Verify Nathan Alexander Fischer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2025-01987Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
225 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth74 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate38 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol20 claims
- Ofloxacin20 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 claims
- Erythromycin12 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): 100 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: $73.32
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Cape Fear Retinal Associates PCSupply, NC
- Retina Consultants OF Alabama P.C.Birmingham, AL
- Uab Callahan Eye Hospital AuthorityBirmingham, AL · Acute Care Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Nathan Alexander Fischer among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Nathan Alexander Fischer is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leon Charkoudian, MDWilmington, NC 284121194874131
- Robert Wann, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284121528422268
- Laura Harris, MDWilmington, NC 284051972501260
- Gregory Johnson, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284051063455020
- Katherine Ochsner, MDWilmington, NC 284051104917657
- Christopher Covington, D.O.Wilmington, NC 284031093836215
- John Deans, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031407210057
- Richard Hawkins, MDWilmington, NC 284031437236114
Common questions
What is Nathan Alexander Fischer's NPI number?
Nathan Alexander Fischer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154884716, issued on Apr 10, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan Alexander Fischer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3562 Ansley Drive, Wilmington, NC, 28412. Phone: (910) 332-3560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan Alexander Fischer's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-01987, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nathan Alexander Fischer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathan Alexander Fischer had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nathan Alexander Fischer's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.