Ophthalmic Surg
ConjunctivaCorneal DiseasesMethods
Dr. W Andrew Cies, MD
NPI1922041904PAC ID6608986153
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,380
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,260
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,148
- Publications
- 8
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Practice address
- 400 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Practice phone
- Call (949) 644-1648
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Surgery Center of Newport
Newport Beach, California
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Dr. W Andrew Cies is an ophthalmologist in Newport Beach, California
Dr. Cies practices at Surgery Center of Newport in Newport Beach, California.
Dr. Cies' NPI, 1922041904, was assigned on June 14, 2006. Dr. Cies graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1971. Dr. Cies holds California license G24340.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1922041904NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6608986153
- NPI enumeration date
- June 14, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (949) 644-1648
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 81
- Medical school graduation
- 1971
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. W Andrew Cies practices at Surgery Center of Newport in Newport Beach, California
Dr. Cies' primary practice is Surgery Center of Newport, at 400 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 644-1648.
- Surgery Center of Newport400 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660 · Orange CountyPhone(949) 644-1648
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. W Andrew Cies is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cies' primary practice is Surgery Center of Newport in Newport Beach, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cies to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Surgery Center of NewportPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. W Andrew Cies' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cies practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Surgery Center of Newport | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. W Andrew Cies is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Cies' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Cies is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Cies is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Cies treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Cies
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. W Andrew Cies billed Medicare for 2,380 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,380 Medicare services from Dr. Cies across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,260 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $179,120 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20242,380
Medicare patients1,260
Paid by Medicare$179,120
Procedure codes13
Dr. Cies' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,9222024: 1,7539%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6922024: 57617%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1032024: 5150%
Dr. Cies compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Cies
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,380vs 1,0792.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,260vs 4213.0 times
- Part D claims
- 1,015vs 61864% above
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cies' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. W Andrew Cies treated 1,260 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 1,260 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cies in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 595 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cies' median patient age at 75, with 60% women.
Medicare patients, 20241,260
Average age79
Average risk score1.00
Dr. Cies' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Cies' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women73859%
- Men52241%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cies' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure68%
- Arthritis52%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Cancer22%
- Osteoporosis22%
- Diabetes21%
- Mood disorders19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cies' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. W Andrew Cies wrote 1,148 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cies wrote 1,148 Medicare Part D claims for 309 patients. 36% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,015 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $273,431 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,020 claims across 20 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,148
Drugs named by CMS18
Total drug cost$273,431
Part D patients309
Dr. Cies' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic419 claims36%
- Brand-name729 claims64%
Dr. Cies' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cies' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%14 of 1,148 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,0202024: 1,015No change
Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 20 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. W Andrew Cies scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Cies for performance year 2024, reported individually. CMS counts 24 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Cies, more than 48% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
Dr. Cies' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 85.3of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Cies ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 48th percentile24 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. W Andrew Cies has 8 publications on record
Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Cies. The most frequent topics are Methods, Eyelids and Orbit. Dr. Cies has published most often in Ophthalmic Surg.
Papers8
Topics Dr. Cies writes about most
- Methods
- Eyelids
- Orbit
- Postoperative Complications
- Blepharoptosis
- Conjunctiva
- Surgery, Plastic
- Transplantation, Autologous
Recent publications by Dr. Cies
BlepharoptosisEyelidsSurgery, Plastic
Lacrimal Duct ObstructionMaxillary SinusPostoperative Complications
Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K (1962)
CicatrixEntropionMethods
ConjunctivaDermatologic Surgical ProceduresEyelids
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. W Andrew Cies received $4,337 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 161 general payments to Dr. Cies from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,101.
General payments to Dr. Cies by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cies by kind, 2016 to 2025
$4.3Kin total
- Food and beverage$4,26198%
- Gifts$391%
- Education$381%
Companies that paid Dr. Cies the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. W Andrew Cies has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Cies, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Cies
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Undated
- AAO Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. W Andrew Cies graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine
Dr. Cies graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1971. Dr. Cies is a member of AAO.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. W Andrew Cies accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Cies is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Alliant Health Plans
- +5 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Cies accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- HMO7
- Medicare6
- EPO4
- POS2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. W Andrew Cies's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. W Andrew Cies' NPI number?
Dr. W Andrew Cies' NPI number is 1922041904. It was assigned on June 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. W Andrew Cies?
Dr. W Andrew Cies is an ophthalmologist in Newport Beach, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. W Andrew Cies practice?
Dr. Cies practices at 400 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Dr. Cies' primary practice is Surgery Center of Newport in Newport Beach, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cies to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. W Andrew Cies' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cies is (949) 644-1648.
What is Dr. W Andrew Cies' medical license number?
Dr. Cies holds California license G24340.
Does Dr. W Andrew Cies accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cies billed Medicare for 2,380 services in 2024.
What is Dr. W Andrew Cies' MIPS score?
Dr. Cies' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. W Andrew Cies see?
CMS counts 1,260 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cies in 2024, with an average age of 79.
Is Dr. W Andrew Cies board certified?
Yes. Dr. Cies is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. W Andrew Cies bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cies' most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92012) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. W Andrew Cies go to medical school?
Dr. Cies graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1971.
What drugs does Dr. W Andrew Cies prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cies' most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Vyzulta and Timolol Maleate.
Has Dr. W Andrew Cies received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,337 in general payments to Dr. Cies from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. W Andrew Cies been practicing?
Dr. Cies graduated from medical school in 1971, 55 years ago.
Does Dr. W Andrew Cies do research?
Dmand AI links 8 publications to Dr. Cies.
What insurance does Dr. W Andrew Cies accept?
Dr. Cies is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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