Dr. Michael Steven Vaphiades, DO

Dr. Vaphiades practices at Center for Ophthalmic Surgery LLC in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Vaphiades' NPI, 1316953847, was assigned on August 1, 2006. Dr. Vaphiades holds Alabama license DO 763.

Dr. Vaphiades' primary practice is Center for Ophthalmic Surgery LLC, at 700 18th N St, Birmingham, AL 35203 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 933-1077.

Dr. Vaphiades' primary practice is Center for Ophthalmic Surgery LLC in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Vaphiades is also affiliated with UAB Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vaphiades to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vaphiades practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Vaphiades' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Vaphiades is licensed in Alabama.

CMS data shows 21,667 Medicare services from Dr. Vaphiades across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 621 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $205,829 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 621 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vaphiades in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 247 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vaphiades' median patient age at 66, with 70% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vaphiades wrote 572 Medicare Part D claims for 134 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 504 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $17,613 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 541 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Vaphiades for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Vaphiades accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 42 papers to Dr. Vaphiades, published from 2011 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Vision Disorders and Oculomotor Nerve Diseases. Dr. Vaphiades has published most often in J Neuroophthalmol. Dr. Vaphiades' most frequent co-authors are Jennifer Ileen Doyle, MD, Glenn H. Roberson and Danielle Rachel Isen, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Vaphiades from 6 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $295.