Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr., MD

  • Fort Myers, FL
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1801882394PAC ID4688643042
Medicare services, 2024
2,945
Medicare patients, 2024
655
Part D claims, 2024
109
Publications
15
MIPS score, 2024
100
Practice address
6820 International Center Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33912
Practice phone
Call (239) 210-0301
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Primary practice

St. Mark's Surgical Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Fort Myers, Florida

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Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. is an ophthalmologist in Fort Myers, Florida

Dr. Collins practices at St. Mark's Surgical Center in Fort Myers, Florida.

Dr. Collins' NPI, 1801882394, was assigned on September 21, 2005. Dr. Collins graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Collins holds Florida license ME82860.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4688643042
NPI enumeration date
September 21, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(239) 210-0301
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
56
Medical school graduation
1996

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. practices at St. Mark's Surgical Center in Fort Myers, Florida

Dr. Collins' primary practice is St. Mark's Surgical Center, at 6820 International Center Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33912. The practice phone is (239) 210-0301.

  • St. Mark's Surgical Center
    6820 International Center Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33912Phone(239) 210-0301

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Collins' primary practice is St. Mark's Surgical Center in Fort Myers, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Collins to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

St. Mark's Surgical CenterSurgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Fort Myers, FloridaPrimary
1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free accountParent health systemName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr.'s practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
St. Mark's Surgical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. is one of 1,398 ophthalmologists in Florida

Ophthalmology is Dr. Collins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Collins is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Collins' licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME82860 · 2001 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Georgia license1997 to 2001

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, dry eye, glaucoma, glaucoma surgery and secondary membranaous cataract surgery among the conditions Dr. Collins treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Collins

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. billed Medicare for 2,945 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,945 Medicare services from Dr. Collins across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 655 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $433,207 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,945
Medicare patients655
Paid by Medicare$433,207
Procedure codes17

Dr. Collins' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 4,0282024: 1,30268%
Surgery
2023: 1,4352024: 1,13021%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7732024: 51334%

Where Dr. Collins' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,81562%
  • In a facility1,13038%

Dr. Collins compared with the Florida median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Collins
  • Florida median
Medicare services
2,945vs 1,69973% above
Medicare patients
655vs 55718% above
Part D claims
59vs 81893% below

Medians across 1,345 ophthalmologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Collins' 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. Michael J. Collins Jr. treated 655 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 655 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Collins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 357 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Collins' median patient age at 73, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024655
Average age74
Average risk score0.97

Dr. Collins' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Collins' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women37657%
  • Men27943%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Collins' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure67%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Ischemic heart disease27%
  5. Anxiety23%
  6. Diabetes20%
  7. Depression18%
  8. Mood disorders18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Collins' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men42%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. wrote 109 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Collins wrote 109 Medicare Part D claims for 76 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 59 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $775 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 50 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024109
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$775
Part D patients76

Dr. Collins' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic89 claims82%
  • Brand-name20 claims18%

Dr. Collins' 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. Collins' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids17%19 of 109 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: 502024: 5918%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023.

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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. Michael J. Collins Jr. scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Collins for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Collins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 677 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Collins, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Collins' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Collins ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
97th percentile677 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); 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. Michael J. Collins Jr. has 15 publications on record

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Collins, published from 2011 to 2024. 2014 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Hernia, Ventral, Abdominal Injuries and Herniorrhaphy. Dr. Collins has published most often in Am J Ophthalmol. Dr. Collins' most frequent co-authors are Sullivan Armando Ayuso, MD, Bryan R. Collier, DO and Daniel C. Cullinane, MD.

Papers15
Years published2011 to 2024

Dr. Collins' papers by year, 2011 to 2024

Topics Dr. Collins writes about most

  • Hernia, Ventral
  • Abdominal Injuries
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Surgical Mesh
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating
  • Abdominal Wall
  • Aorta, Abdominal
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal

Dr. Collins' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Collins

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. received $52,683 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 185 general payments to Dr. Collins from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 77% of the total. RxSight Inc paid the most, $34,377.

General payments to Dr. Collins by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Collins by kind, 2016 to 2025

$52.7Kin total
  • Consulting fees$40,80077%
  • Food and beverage$7,51414%
  • Education speaker fees$2,5005%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1,8303%
  • Honoraria$390%

Companies that paid Dr. Collins the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. has 8 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 8 awards for Dr. Collins, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Collins

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. 2004
    • Awarded Fellowship
  3. 1999
    • Best Scientific Presentation Award
  4. 1998
    • Travel Fellowship Grant
  5. 1993
    • Student Research Training Program Award
  6. 1991
    • Phi Beta Kappa
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Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine

Dr. Collins graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Collins is a member of AAO and ACS.

  1. Medical schoolVanderbilt University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers

Dr. Collins is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Collins accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO13
  2. PPO13
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr.'s profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr.'s NPI number is 1801882394. It was assigned on September 21, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr.?

Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. is an ophthalmologist in Fort Myers, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. practice?

Dr. Collins practices at 6820 International Center Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33912. Dr. Collins' primary practice is St. Mark's Surgical Center in Fort Myers, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Collins to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Collins is (239) 210-0301.

What is Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Collins holds Florida license ME82860, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Collins in Florida (2001 to 2026) and Georgia (1997 to 2001).

Does Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Collins billed Medicare for 2,945 services in 2024, and Dr. Collins accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr.'s MIPS score?

Dr. Collins' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. see?

CMS counts 655 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Collins in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. board certified?

Yes. Dr. Collins is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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What services does Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Collins' most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92136), surgery: eye (66984) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. go to medical school?

Dr. Collins graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 1996.

What drugs does Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Collins' most prescribed drugs by claims were Ketorolac Tromethamine, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Brimonidine Tartrate.

Has Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $52,683 in general payments to Dr. Collins from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from RxSight Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Collins graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. do research?

Dmand AI links 15 publications to Dr. Collins, published from 2011 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. publish with?

Dr. Collins' most frequent co-authors are Sullivan Armando Ayuso, MD (4 shared papers), Bryan R. Collier, DO (4 shared papers) and Daniel C. Cullinane, MD (4 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Michael J. Collins Jr. accept?

Dr. Collins is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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