William J. Degenhart, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Savannah, GA
William J. Degenhart, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Savannah, Georgia, and NPI 1699714139, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 022538, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William J. Degenhart
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 022538 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4720 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA 31404
- Phone
- (912) 354-4800
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2025
- Fax
- (912) 659-5821
- Medicaid ID
- G22538 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040816000550); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William J. Degenhart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 022538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,329 Medicare Part D claims for 669 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost783 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate243 claims
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate191 claims
- Moxifloxacin175 claims
- Timolol Maleate165 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth154 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): 82.8 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: $500.84
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. 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
- Georgia Eye Institute OF The Southeast, LLCPooler, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is William J. Degenhart, MD's NPI number?
William J. Degenhart, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699714139, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William J. Degenhart, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4720 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA, 31404. Phone: (912) 354-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William J. Degenhart, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 022538, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William J. Degenhart, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William J. Degenhart, MD had 2,329 Medicare Part D claims for 669 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William J. Degenhart, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 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.