Wayne S. Fuchs, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · New York, NY
Wayne S. Fuchs, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1720181316, issued on Sep 7, 2006. Check the license (New York 144953, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wayne S. Fuchs
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 144953 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 E 60TH St, New York, NY 10022
- Phone
- (212) 319-8205
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 319-8646
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101208000540); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wayne S. Fuchs 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 144953Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
353 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost110 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate30 claims
- Timolol Maleate24 claims
- Cyclosporine22 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine21 claims
- Simbrinza15 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): 100 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).
Wayne S. Fuchs among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Wayne S. Fuchs, MD 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Wayne S. Fuchs, MD's NPI number?
Wayne S. Fuchs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720181316, issued on Sep 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wayne S. Fuchs, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 E 60TH St, New York, NY, 10022. Phone: (212) 319-8205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wayne S. Fuchs, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 144953, 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 Wayne S. Fuchs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wayne S. Fuchs, MD had 353 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wayne S. Fuchs, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.