Stephen G. Spitzer, MD
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Syracuse, NY
Stephen G. Spitzer, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1669456349, issued on Dec 6, 2005. Check the license (New York 227451, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen G. Spitzer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License numbers
- 227451 NY
2274511 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5792 Widewaters Pkwy Ste 101, Syracuse, NY 13214
- Phone
- (315) 422-4412
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2023
- Fax
- (315) 422-4690
- Medicaid ID
- 02550585 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040526001045); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5792 Widewaters Pkwy Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen G. Spitzer 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 227451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
3,856 Medicare Part D claims for 1,030 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate628 claims
- Ofloxacin547 claims
- Fluorometholone369 claims
- Lumigan323 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol288 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate274 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): 76.8 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: $465.91
30 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Eye Consultants OF Syracuse, PCSyracuse, NY
- Ophthalmology Medical Service Group IncSyracuse, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen G. Spitzer among 29 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in New York
Stephen G. Spitzer, MD is one of 29 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2009 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 14% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in New York
There are 29 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in New York.
All 29 in New York → Every provider in Syracuse → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arthur Coli, MDSyracuse, NY 132141558456707
- Adam Chubak, M.D.Poughkeepsie, NY 126031427477256
- Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MDBuffalo, NY 142091093424715
- Milanka Stevanovic, MDSlingerlands, NY 121591063090066
- Esteban Santiago, MDRochester, NY 146421295307858
- Jamie Nord, MDLevittown, NY 117561033670823
- Sahas NarainRockville Ctr, NY 115701346773041
- Neelofar Ghaznawi, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731184814048
Common questions
What is Stephen G. Spitzer, MD's NPI number?
Stephen G. Spitzer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669456349, issued on Dec 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen G. Spitzer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5792 Widewaters Pkwy Ste 101, Syracuse, NY, 13214. Phone: (315) 422-4412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen G. Spitzer, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 227451, 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 Stephen G. Spitzer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen G. Spitzer, MD had 3,856 Medicare Part D claims for 1,030 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen G. Spitzer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 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.