Sonia Belliappa Kern, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Pomona, NY
Sonia Belliappa Kern, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pomona, New York, and NPI 1316263155, issued on Apr 19, 2010. Check the license (New York 257944, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sonia Belliappa Kern
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 257944 NY
69542 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 Medical Park Dr, Pomona, NY 10970
- Phone
- (845) 362-1450
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140905000306); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers School Of Dental Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3 Medical Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Seth Mencher, OTICIANOptician1801070925
Verify Sonia Belliappa Kern 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 257944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,925 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost264 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate259 claims
- Moxifloxacin225 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium175 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol131 claims
- Cromolyn Sodium112 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): 84.4 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: $105.19
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Ramapo Ophthalmology Associates, LLPPomona, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sonia Belliappa Kern among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Sonia Belliappa Kern, 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 2010, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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
- Tony Choi, M.D.Pomona, NY 109701861657819
- Simeon Lauer, MDPomona, NY 109701790894723
- William Schwartz, M.D.Pomona, NY 109701578524393
- Phyllis Weingarten, M.D.Pomona, NY 109701336229350
- John Chang, M.D.Pearl River, NY 109651073516027
- Andrew Spinak, M.D.Pearl River, NY 109651558364505
- Ayman Matta, MDOrangeburg, NY 109621841288388
- Hiten Lakhani, M.D.Nyack, NY 109601518138486
Common questions
What is Sonia Belliappa Kern, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sonia Belliappa Kern, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316263155, issued on Apr 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sonia Belliappa Kern, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Medical Park Dr, Pomona, NY, 10970. Phone: (845) 362-1450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sonia Belliappa Kern, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 257944, 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 Sonia Belliappa Kern, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sonia Belliappa Kern, M.D. had 1,925 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sonia Belliappa Kern, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.4 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.