Salvatore Desimone, DO
Ophthalmology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Salvatore Desimone, DO is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1083618029, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania 0S007669L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salvatore Desimone
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 0S007669L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5001 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124
- Phone
- (215) 288-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 744-1233
- Medicaid ID
- 001574534004 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060614000305); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5001 Frankford Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Salvatore Desimone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license 0S007669LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,758 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost671 claims
- Timolol Maleate190 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate171 claims
- Erythromycin127 claims
- Lumigan124 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol119 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): 95.7 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: $142.44
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Refocus Eye Health OF NJ PCCamden, NJ
- Refocus Eye Health OF PA PCPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Salvatore Desimone, DO's NPI number?
Salvatore Desimone, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083618029, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salvatore Desimone, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5001 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19124. Phone: (215) 288-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salvatore Desimone, DO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number 0S007669L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Salvatore Desimone, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salvatore Desimone, DO had 1,758 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Salvatore Desimone, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.