Nicholas M. Mittica, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Silver City, NM
Nicholas M. Mittica, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Silver City, New Mexico, and NPI 1023060696, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD2004-0317, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas M. Mittica
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD2004-0317 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 604 W Spring St, Silver City, NM 88061
- Phone
- (575) 388-4464
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 388-2014
- Medicaid ID
- 27502562 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040629000207); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 604 W Spring St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Mittica, ABOCOptician1073300786
Verify Nicholas M. Mittica in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2004-0317Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,467 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost340 claims
- Timolol Maleate197 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate171 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol118 claims
- Pilocarpine Hcl79 claims
- Difluprednate74 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): 100 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: $45.65
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was honoraria; the largest payer was RxSight 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.
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New Mexico
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- Peter Beaudette, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1720053200
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Common questions
What is Nicholas M. Mittica, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas M. Mittica, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023060696, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas M. Mittica, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 604 W Spring St, Silver City, NM, 88061. Phone: (575) 388-4464. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas M. Mittica, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2004-0317, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas M. Mittica, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas M. Mittica, M.D. had 1,467 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas M. Mittica, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.