Neil Thomas Shmunes, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Jacksonville Beach, FL
Neil Thomas Shmunes, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, and NPI 1518068329, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (Florida 047073, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Neil Thomas Shmunes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 047073 FL
024091 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3316 Third Street South, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
- Phone
- (904) 241-7865
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100630000603); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Neil Thomas Shmunes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 047073Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
531 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost151 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate72 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth69 claims
- Timolol Maleate52 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl24 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol23 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $74.43
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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
- Specialty Eye Surgeons, PAPonte Vedra Beach, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neil Thomas Shmunes among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
Neil Thomas Shmunes, M.D. is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.
All 1,581 in Florida → Every provider in Jacksonville Beach → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Diaz, MDJacksonville, FL 322501265667364
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- Karim Samara, MDJacksonville, FL 322501700844420
- Timothy Schneider, M.D.Jacksonville Beach, FL 322501730181983
- Richard Simmons, M.D.Jacksonville Beach, FL 322501336240688
- Frank Bowden, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322561952302523
- Kathryn Freidl, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322561134334105
- Saiyid Hasan, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322561427048271
Common questions
What is Neil Thomas Shmunes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Neil Thomas Shmunes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518068329, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Neil Thomas Shmunes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3316 Third Street South, Jacksonville Beach, FL, 32250. Phone: (904) 241-7865. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Neil Thomas Shmunes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 047073, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Neil Thomas Shmunes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Neil Thomas Shmunes, M.D. had 531 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Neil Thomas Shmunes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.