William S. Clifford, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Garden City, KS
William S. Clifford, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Garden City, Kansas, and NPI 1114941226, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 04-25184, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William S. Clifford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 04-25184 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 502 College St, Garden City, KS 67846
- Phone
- (620) 275-7248
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2023
- Fax
- (620) 275-5262
- Medicaid IDs
- 91251843 CO
100018320A OK
100180100A KS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110512000197); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 166 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 502 College St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Fry, MDOphthalmology Physician1538373485
Verify William S. Clifford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-25184Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,534 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate354 claims
- Latanoprost339 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine258 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim153 claims
- Timolol Maleate98 claims
- Ofloxacin69 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): 82.1 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: $41.45
2 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
- Fry Eye Associates PAGarden City, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William S. Clifford among 166 ophthalmology physician records in Kansas
William S. Clifford, M.D. is one of 166 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 71% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1999 among the 95 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Kansas
There are 166 ophthalmology physician records in Kansas.
All 166 in Kansas → Every provider in Garden City → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Fry, MDGarden City, KS 678461538373485
- Travis Kimple, MDGarden City, KS 678461114450566
- Mark Garbutt, M.D.Liberal, KS 679011306809371
- Ronald Holweger, MDHays, KS 676011174592133
- Thomas McDonald, M.D.Hays, KS 676011366424913
- John Pokorny, M.D.Hays, KS 676011790767150
- Donald Beahm, M.D.Great Bend, KS 675301750357729
- Perry Schuetz, M.D.Great Bend, KS 675301114928645
Common questions
What is William S. Clifford, M.D.'s NPI number?
William S. Clifford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114941226, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William S. Clifford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 502 College St, Garden City, KS, 67846. Phone: (620) 275-7248. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William S. Clifford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-25184, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William S. Clifford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William S. Clifford, M.D. had 1,534 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William S. Clifford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.1 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.