Scott Behler, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Clearwater, FL
Scott Behler, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1285746891, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0060470, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Behler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- ME0060470 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2346 Drew St, Clearwater, FL 33765
- Phone
- (727) 712-2500
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 712-2511
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060327000350); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 1,581 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Verify Scott Behler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0060470Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,096 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan174 claims
- Timolol Maleate141 claims
- Erythromycin70 claims
- Moxifloxacin69 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol58 claims
- Latanoprost52 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $258.78
8 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.
Scott Behler among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
Scott Behler, M.D. is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 60% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.
All 1,581 in Florida → Every provider in Clearwater → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Herbert Knauf, MDClearwater, FL 337651396774501
- Roger Gstalder, MDClearwater, FL 337641891790366
- Samantha NastasiClearwater, FL 337641225597263
- Sheila Pabon, M.DClearwater, FL 337641972846541
- Matthew Donovan, MDClearwater, FL 337611366804858
- Selina Lin, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337611356395487
- Katherine Macoul, MDClearwater, FL 337611710071691
- Richard Silverman, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337611902964208
Common questions
What is Scott Behler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Scott Behler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285746891, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Behler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2346 Drew St, Clearwater, FL, 33765. Phone: (727) 712-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Behler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0060470, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Scott Behler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Behler, M.D. had 1,096 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott Behler, 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.