Sarah Judith Michelson, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Sarah Judith Michelson, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1154784817, issued on Mar 31, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD478294, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Judith Michelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD478294 PA
4301502272 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 840 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Phone
- (215) 928-3041
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220624000369); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarah Judith Michelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD478294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
650 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin97 claims
- Latanoprost89 claims
- Restasis71 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate62 claims
- Cyclosporine59 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine58 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): 88.3 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: $44.45
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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 one group practice
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Judith Michelson among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Sarah Judith Michelson, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 64% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Janice Gault, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071780673137
- Kammi GuntonPhiladelphia, PA 191071750383600
- Julia Haller, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071871542514
- Daniel Kane, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071700847282
- Lawrence Kenney, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071972582633
- Peter Laibson, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071194723841
Common questions
What is Sarah Judith Michelson, MD's NPI number?
Sarah Judith Michelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154784817, issued on Mar 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Judith Michelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 840 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. Phone: (215) 928-3041. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Judith Michelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD478294, 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 Sarah Judith Michelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Judith Michelson, MD had 650 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarah Judith Michelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.3 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.