Thomas Robert Elmer, MD
Specialist · Amherst, NY
Thomas Robert Elmer, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Amherst, New York, and NPI 1255335907, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (New York 224822-2, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Robert Elmer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 224822-2 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2825 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228
- Phone
- (716) 564-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 564-2060
- Medicaid ID
- 02286299 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050125000281); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2825 Niagara Falls Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michael Endl, MDOphthalmology Physician1811992019
- Claus Fichte, MDSpecialist1689679730
- Lisa Genovese, O.D.Optometrist1487659553
- Richard NeriObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1972569663
- Karl Neuhaus, DDSDentist1467691717
Verify Thomas Robert Elmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 224822-2Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
895 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium143 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate122 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate121 claims
- Latanoprost115 claims
- Ofloxacin85 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone34 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): 84.6 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: $1,804.94
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Fichte-Endl And Elmer Eye Surgery PCAmherst, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Robert Elmer among 22,636 specialist records in New York
Thomas Robert Elmer, MD is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% 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, 99% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1990 among the 943 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 specialist records list a practice address in Amherst
They are 76 of the 1,741 NPPES records with a practice address in Amherst, and 22,636 specialist records in New York.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rafiqa FaziliWest Amherst, NY 142281477965606
- Claus Fichte, MDAmherst, NY 142281689679730
- Nicole Green, LMTAmherst, NY 142281114390630
- Jason Mang, O.T.R./L.Amherst, NY 142281184926354
- Sara Stachowiak, LMTAmherst, NY 142281376842310
- Tara ArgentoCheektowaga, NY 142271942095351
- Amanda BeecherBuffalo, NY 142271053295584
- Claire HallCheektowaga, NY 142271699569251
Common questions
What is Thomas Robert Elmer, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Robert Elmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255335907, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Robert Elmer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2825 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY, 14228. Phone: (716) 564-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Robert Elmer, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 224822-2, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Robert Elmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Robert Elmer, MD had 895 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Robert Elmer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 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.