Shane Seipel, M.D.

38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024

1,743 Medicare Part D claims for 522 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Latanoprost441 claims
2. Prednisolone Acetate312 claims
3. Moxifloxacin264 claims
4. Brimonidine Tartrate103 claims
5. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth75 claims
6. Dorzolamide-Timolol64 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): 76.2 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: $348.17

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

1. Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
2. Fairview Eye Center, IncAvon, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.