Saralyn Notaro-Rietz, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Buffalo, NY
Saralyn Notaro-Rietz, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1013981836, issued on Feb 16, 2006. Check the license (New York 180273-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saralyn Notaro-Rietz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 180273-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4476 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14226
- Phone
- (716) 689-1901
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 01713666 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050408000274); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4476 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Saralyn Notaro-Rietz 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 180273-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
233 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate71 claims
- Eylea47 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine46 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim16 claims
- Atropine Sulfate13 claims
- Vabysmo11 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): 93.5 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: $193.27
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.
Saralyn Notaro-Rietz among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Saralyn Notaro-Rietz, MD 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
- Graduated1988 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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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- James Reynolds, MDAmherst, NY 142261073564506
- Ephraim Atwal, MDCheektowaga, NY 142251194915371
- Amarjit Atwal, MDCheektowaga, NY 142251356346795
- Andrew Cochrane, MDCheektowaga, NY 142251972560001
- Sandra Everett, M.D.Cheektowaga, NY 142251174634976
Common questions
What is Saralyn Notaro-Rietz, MD's NPI number?
Saralyn Notaro-Rietz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013981836, issued on Feb 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saralyn Notaro-Rietz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4476 Main St, Buffalo, NY, 14226. Phone: (716) 689-1901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saralyn Notaro-Rietz, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 180273-1, 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 Saralyn Notaro-Rietz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saralyn Notaro-Rietz, MD had 233 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saralyn Notaro-Rietz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.