Omar Essam Awad, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Woodbury, MN
Omar Essam Awad, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Woodbury, Minnesota, and NPI 1619942174, issued on Feb 20, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 44159, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Omar Essam Awad
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 44159 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7125 Tamarack RD Ste 100, Woodbury, MN 55125
- Phone
- (952) 888-5800
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040108000615); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7125 Tamarack RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Omar Essam Awad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 44159Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,742 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate595 claims
- Moxifloxacin394 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium338 claims
- Latanoprost126 claims
- Valacyclovir44 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine27 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): 85.2 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: $204.04
3 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 one group practice
- Minnesota Eye Consultants, PABloomington, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Omar Essam Awad among 434 ophthalmology physician records in Minnesota
Omar Essam Awad, MD is one of 434 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 282 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 434 ophthalmology physician records in Minnesota.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Allen, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251235191610
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- Scott McKee, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251710949664
- Dan Nichols, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251235191008
- Susan Quick, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251942262746
- Thomas Rice, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251225090020
- Susan Schloff, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251285639575
- Gary Schwartz, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251275538571
Common questions
What is Omar Essam Awad, MD's NPI number?
Omar Essam Awad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619942174, issued on Feb 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Omar Essam Awad, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7125 Tamarack RD Ste 100, Woodbury, MN, 55125. Phone: (952) 888-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Omar Essam Awad, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 44159, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Omar Essam Awad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Omar Essam Awad, MD had 1,742 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Omar Essam Awad, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.