Sam Katzurin, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Sam Katzurin, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1306967211, issued on Apr 2, 2007. Check the license (New York 131528, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Katzurin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 131528 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 161 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Phone
- (718) 852-5232
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 596-9085
- Medicaid ID
- 00374552 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110310000637); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sam Katzurin 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 131528Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
487 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost145 claims
- Rhopressa66 claims
- Simbrinza54 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol43 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate35 claims
- Timolol Maleate34 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Sam Katzurin among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Sam Katzurin, 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 2007, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 66% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Berman, MDBrooklyn, NY 112011942371182
- Mayling Chin Chu, MDBrooklyn, NY 112011801934021
- Elizabeth Chu, DOBrooklyn, NY 112011528525938
- Eric Dessner, MDBrooklyn, NY 112011861686545
- Monica Dweck, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112011821071333
- James McGroarty, MDBrooklyn, NY 112011588617302
Common questions
What is Sam Katzurin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sam Katzurin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306967211, issued on Apr 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Katzurin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 161 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11201. Phone: (718) 852-5232. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Katzurin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 131528, 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 Sam Katzurin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Katzurin, M.D. had 487 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sam Katzurin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.