Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz, MD

  • Lexington, KY
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1710055041PAC ID9436222452
Medicare services, 2024
1,652
Medicare patients, 2024
981
Part D claims, 2024
183
MIPS score, 2024
94
Industry payments
$257,897
Practice address
2353 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, KY 40504
Practice phone
Call (859) 219-1188
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Primary practice

Commonwealth Eye Surgicenter

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Lexington, Kentucky

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Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz is an ophthalmologist in Lexington, Kentucky

Dr. Wortz practices at Commonwealth Eye Surgicenter in Lexington, Kentucky.

Dr. Wortz's NPI, 1710055041, was assigned on December 4, 2006. Dr. Wortz graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Wortz holds Kentucky license 40650.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9436222452
NPI enumeration date
December 4, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(859) 219-1188
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

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

Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz practices at Commonwealth Eye Surgicenter in Lexington, Kentucky

Dr. Wortz's primary practice is Commonwealth Eye Surgicenter, at 2353 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, KY 40504. The practice phone is (859) 219-1188.

  • Commonwealth Eye Surgicenter
    2353 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, KY 40504Phone(859) 219-1188

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Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Wortz's primary practice is Commonwealth Eye Surgicenter in Lexington, Kentucky. The medical group on file is Danville Family Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wortz to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Commonwealth Eye SurgicenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz is one of 186 ophthalmologists in Kentucky

Ophthalmology is Dr. Wortz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Wortz is licensed in Kentucky.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, KentuckyPrimaryLicense 40650 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Wortz

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

Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz billed Medicare for 1,652 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,652 Medicare services from Dr. Wortz across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 981 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $457,048 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 20241,652
Medicare patients981
Paid by Medicare$457,048
Procedure codes4

Dr. Wortz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 1,7692024: 1,6527%
Tests and treatments
2023: 112024: 0100%

Dr. Wortz compared with the Kentucky median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Wortz
  • Kentucky median
Medicare services
1,652vs 1,666Close to median
Medicare patients
981vs 59066% above
Part D claims
150vs 51271% below

Medians across 185 ophthalmologists in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Wortz's 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. Gary Nathanael Wortz treated 981 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 981 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wortz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 560 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wortz's median patient age at 73, with 65% women.

Medicare patients, 2024981
Average age74
Average risk score1.00
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Wortz's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Wortz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women57058%
  • Men41142%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Wortz's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis41%
  4. Diabetes27%
  5. Ischemic heart disease23%
  6. Anxiety21%
  7. Mood disorders18%
  8. Chronic kidney disease17%

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

Dr. Wortz's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women65%
  • Men35%

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

Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz wrote 183 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Wortz wrote 183 Medicare Part D claims for 154 patients. 39% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 150 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,399 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 177 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024183
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$3,399
Part D patients154

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

  • Generic71 claims39%
  • Brand-name112 claims61%

Dr. Wortz's 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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1772024: 15015%

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. Gary Nathanael Wortz scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Wortz for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Wortz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,151 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Wortz, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Wortz's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 94of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 79of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. Wortz ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
99th percentile1,151 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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. Gary Nathanael Wortz received $257,897 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 437 general payments to Dr. Wortz from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. paid the most, $100,535. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $16,295 in 2025.

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

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

$257.9Kin total
  • Consulting fees$143,36856%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$40,70016%
  • Food and beverage$23,3429%
  • Accredited education speaker fees$20,5008%
  • Other$29,31311%

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

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

Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine

Dr. Wortz graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2004.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz'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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz's NPI number?

Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz's NPI number is 1710055041. It was assigned on December 4, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz?

Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz is an ophthalmologist in Lexington, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz practice?

Dr. Wortz practices at 2353 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, KY 40504. Dr. Wortz's primary practice is Commonwealth Eye Surgicenter in Lexington, Kentucky. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wortz to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Wortz is (859) 219-1188.

What is Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz's medical license number?

Dr. Wortz holds Kentucky license 40650.

What medical group is Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz part of?

Dr. Wortz is linked to Danville Family Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Wortz to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wortz billed Medicare for 1,652 services in 2024, and Dr. Wortz accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz's MIPS score?

Dr. Wortz's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz see?

CMS counts 981 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wortz in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Wortz's most billed Medicare services were surgery: eye (66984), surgery: eye (66821) and surgery: eye (66982).

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Where did Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz go to medical school?

Dr. Wortz graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2004.

What drugs does Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wortz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Ketorolac Tromethamine and Atropine Sulfate.

Has Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $257,897 in general payments to Dr. Wortz from 36 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.

How long has Dr. Gary Nathanael Wortz been practicing?

Dr. Wortz graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

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