Thomas G. Prater, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Springfield, MO
Thomas G. Prater, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1043289119, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R7E40, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas G. Prater
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- R7E40 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1265 E Primrose St, Springfield, MO 65804
- Phone
- (417) 886-3937
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 886-1285
- Medicaid ID
- 202367827 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100512000855); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1265 E Primrose St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas G. Prater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R7E40Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
786 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost288 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate108 claims
- Timolol Maleate97 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine54 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim46 claims
- Travoprost25 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $107.32
6 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
- Mattax Neu Prater Eye Center IncSpringfield, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas G. Prater among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
Thomas G. Prater, M.D. is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 74% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.
All 342 in Missouri → Every provider in Springfield → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Benedett, MDSpringfield, MO 658041194724211
- Mark Cascairo, D.O.Springfield, MO 658041881688216
- Warren Collins, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041043220874
- C Faulkner, MDSpringfield, MO 658041104826965
- Judith Harvey, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041912002833
- Francis Jansen, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041770578239
- James Mattax, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041346244779
- Judd McNaughton, MDSpringfield, MO 658041629078480
Common questions
What is Thomas G. Prater, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas G. Prater, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043289119, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas G. Prater, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 E Primrose St, Springfield, MO, 65804. Phone: (417) 886-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas G. Prater, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R7E40, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas G. Prater, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas G. Prater, M.D. had 786 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas G. Prater, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.