Rona Appel, M D
Ophthalmology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Rona Appel, M D is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1245291160, issued on Mar 30, 2006. Check the license (New York 146524-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rona Appel
- Credential
- M D
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 146524-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 528 Neptune Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224
- Phone
- (718) 996-2020
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 996-2538
- Medicaid ID
- 009548256 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050419001509); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rona Appel 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 146524-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,867 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost331 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone300 claims
- Azelastine Hcl291 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate128 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth101 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol91 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: $46.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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.
Rona Appel among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Rona Appel, M D is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 71% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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- Anna Bentsianov, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112241669432746
- Leonard Bley, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112231578541991
- Gary Fishman, MDBrooklyn, NY 112231558303354
- Wally Kopelowitz, MDBrooklyn, NY 112251639128135
- Samuel Miller, MDBrooklyn, NY 112231548320187
- Irina Pankova, DOBrooklyn, NY 112231023023777
- Melvin Rothberger, MDBrooklyn, NY 112231124017512
- Joseph Zelefsky, MDBrooklyn, NY 112231750598744
Common questions
What is Rona Appel, M D's NPI number?
Rona Appel, M D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245291160, issued on Mar 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rona Appel, M D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 528 Neptune Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11224. Phone: (718) 996-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rona Appel, M D's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 146524-1, 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 Rona Appel, M D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rona Appel, M D had 1,867 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rona Appel, 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.