Richard Nauheim, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Merrick, NY
Richard Nauheim, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Merrick, New York, and NPI 1063417566, issued on Jun 20, 2005. Check the license (New York 162799, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Nauheim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 162799 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Merrick Ave, Merrick, NY 11566
- Phone
- (516) 868-7110
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 24, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 868-7380
- Medicaid ID
- 01190876 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101209001087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Richard Nauheim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 162799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,070 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost117 claims
- Moxifloxacin101 claims
- Timolol Maleate91 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone67 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate66 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol54 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): 91.9 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: $16.61
1 payment: 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.
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Common questions
What is Richard Nauheim, MD's NPI number?
Richard Nauheim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063417566, issued on Jun 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Nauheim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Merrick Ave, Merrick, NY, 11566. Phone: (516) 868-7110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Nauheim, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 162799, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Nauheim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Nauheim, MD had 1,070 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Nauheim, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 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.