William Anthony Newsom, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Gainesville, FL
William Anthony Newsom, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1891770491, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME16298, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Anthony Newsom
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- ME16298 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2521 NW 41St St, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Phone
- (352) 377-7733
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2025
- Fax
- (352) 377-9577
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060103000686); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1963
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Anthony Newsom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME16298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,446 Medicare Part D claims for 521 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost589 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate423 claims
- Moxifloxacin361 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine179 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate169 claims
- Timolol Maleate144 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): 90.8 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: $91.88
1 payment: 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
- Newsom Eye And Laser Center IncTampa, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Anthony Newsom among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
William Anthony Newsom, M.D. is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1963 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is William Anthony Newsom, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Anthony Newsom, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891770491, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Anthony Newsom, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2521 NW 41St St, Gainesville, FL, 32606. Phone: (352) 377-7733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Anthony Newsom, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME16298, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Anthony Newsom, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Anthony Newsom, M.D. had 2,446 Medicare Part D claims for 521 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Anthony Newsom, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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.