Shalom Joshua Kieval, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Albany, NY
Shalom Joshua Kieval, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1316048796, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (New York 172224, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shalom Joshua Kieval
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 172224 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 223 Great Oaks Blvd, Albany, NY 12203
- Phone
- (518) 218-1234
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 01045665 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100604000528); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 223 Great Oaks Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Federici, MDOphthalmology Physician1427055672
Verify Shalom Joshua Kieval 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 172224Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine41 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate24 claims
- Difluprednate12 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): 88.1 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: $60.81
2 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Shalom J. Kieval, MD PCLatham, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shalom Joshua Kieval among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Shalom Joshua Kieval, 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 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
- Graduated1979 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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
- David Auringer, M.D.Albany, NY 122031184941221
- Thomas Bailey, M.D.Albany, NY 122031144262809
- Thomas Federici, MDAlbany, NY 122031427055672
- Firmin (f) Gabriels, MDAlbany, NY 122031558463802
- Christopher Gabriels, M.D.Albany, NY 122031609936400
- Katina Villas, MDAlbany, NY 122031477714905
- Aida Wakil, M.D.Albany, NY 122031205878576
- Patricia Eretto, MDAlbany, NY 122041275526154
Common questions
What is Shalom Joshua Kieval, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shalom Joshua Kieval, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316048796, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shalom Joshua Kieval, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 223 Great Oaks Blvd, Albany, NY, 12203. Phone: (518) 218-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shalom Joshua Kieval, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 172224, 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 Shalom Joshua Kieval, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shalom Joshua Kieval, M.D. had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shalom Joshua Kieval, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.1 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.