Nelson R. Sabates, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Leawood, KS
Nelson R. Sabates, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Leawood, Kansas, and NPI 1285632356, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 04-24084, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson R. Sabates
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 04-24084 KS
R1H47 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11261 Nall Ave, Leawood, KS 66211
- Phone
- (913) 261-2020
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (913) 261-2090
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100803000223); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelson R. Sabates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-24084Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
644 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate221 claims
- Ofloxacin184 claims
- Latanoprost61 claims
- Lumigan28 claims
- Combigan24 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol24 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): 90.6 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: $326.03
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Sabates Eye Centers LLCLeawood, KS
- University Health PhysiciansKansas City, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nelson R. Sabates among 166 ophthalmology physician records in Kansas
Nelson R. Sabates, M.D. is one of 166 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1999 among the 95 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Leawood
They are 12 of the 1,026 NPPES records with a practice address in Leawood, and 166 ophthalmology physician records in Kansas.
All 166 in Kansas → Every provider in Leawood → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
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- John Doane, MDLeawood, KS 662111851384119
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Common questions
What is Nelson R. Sabates, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nelson R. Sabates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285632356, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson R. Sabates, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11261 Nall Ave, Leawood, KS, 66211. Phone: (913) 261-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson R. Sabates, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-24084, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nelson R. Sabates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelson R. Sabates, M.D. had 644 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nelson R. Sabates, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.6 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.