Nora Khatib, M.D.

36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024

395 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Latanoprost147 claims
2. Dorzolamide-Timolol52 claims
3. Prednisolone Acetate49 claims
4. Brimonidine Tartrate41 claims
5. Restasis23 claims
6. Timolol Maleate14 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): 77 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: $761.69

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 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 3 group practices

1. Eye Physicians Medical Surgical CenterChula Vista, CA
2. Family Health Centers OF San Diego IncSan Diego, CA
3. ON Call Specialists Medical Group OF San Diego IncSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).