Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson, MD

  • Bethesda, MD
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1932107018PAC ID5890795686
Medicare services, 2024
2,692
Medicare patients, 2024
980
Part D claims, 2024
1,930
MIPS score, 2024
84
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
4818 Del Ray Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
Practice phone
Call (301) 657-8200
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Primary practice

Palisades Eye Surgery Center

Bethesda, Maryland

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Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson is an ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland

Dr. Adelson practices at Palisades Eye Surgery Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Dr. Adelson's NPI, 1932107018, was assigned on July 12, 2005. Dr. Adelson graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Adelson holds District of Columbia license 14897.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5890795686
NPI enumeration date
July 12, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(301) 657-8200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
70
Medical school graduation
1982

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

Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson practices at Palisades Eye Surgery Center in Bethesda, Maryland

Dr. Adelson's primary practice is Palisades Eye Surgery Center, at 4818 Del Ray Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (301) 657-8200.

  • Palisades Eye Surgery Center
    4818 Del Ray Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 · Montgomery CountyPhone(301) 657-8200

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Adelson's primary practice is Palisades Eye Surgery Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Adelson is also affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Adelson to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Palisades Eye Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson is one of 471 ophthalmologists in Maryland

Ophthalmology is Dr. Adelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Adelson's licenses on file in 2 states: District of Columbia and Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, District of ColumbiaPrimaryLicense MD14897 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Maryland licenseLicense D0036917

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Adelson

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

Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson billed Medicare for 2,692 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,692 Medicare services from Dr. Adelson across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 980 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $184,918 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,692
Medicare patients980
Paid by Medicare$184,918
Procedure codes13

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,4562024: 1,5587%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,0632024: 9946%
Surgery
2023: 1442024: 12811%
Imaging
2023: 212024: 1243%

Where Dr. Adelson's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2,63798%
  • In a facility552%

Dr. Adelson compared with the Maryland median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Adelson
  • Maryland median
Medicare services
2,692vs 1,38894% above
Medicare patients
980vs 62357% above
Part D claims
1,803vs 3804.7 times

Medians across 487 ophthalmologists in Maryland with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Adelson'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. Andrew Jay Adelson treated 980 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 980 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Adelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 455 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Adelson's median patient age at 67, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024980
Average age76
Average risk score0.88
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Adelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Adelson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women53555%
  • Men44545%

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

  1. High cholesterol73%
  2. High blood pressure66%
  3. Arthritis40%
  4. Diabetes29%
  5. Ischemic heart disease20%
  6. Chronic kidney disease17%
  7. Cancer16%
  8. Osteoporosis13%

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

Dr. Adelson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson wrote 1,930 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Adelson wrote 1,930 Medicare Part D claims for 351 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,803 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $365,492 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,139 claims across 22 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,930
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$365,492
Part D patients351

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

  • Generic1,297 claims67%
  • Brand-name633 claims33%

Dr. Adelson'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Adelson's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%21 of 1,930 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: 1,1392024: 1,80358%

Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 22 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. Andrew Jay Adelson scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Adelson for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Adelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 129 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Adelson, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Adelson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 78of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. Adelson ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
78th percentile129 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. Andrew Jay Adelson received $8,673 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 226 general payments to Dr. Adelson from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $1,825.

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

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

$8.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$8,49398%
  • Entertainment$671%
  • Education$581%
  • Gifts$451%
  • Travel and lodging$100%

Companies that paid Dr. Adelson 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. Andrew Jay Adelson graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine

Dr. Adelson graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1982.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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. Andrew Jay Adelson's NPI number?

Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson's NPI number is 1932107018. It was assigned on July 12, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson?

Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson is an ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson practice?

Dr. Adelson practices at 4818 Del Ray Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814. Dr. Adelson's primary practice is Palisades Eye Surgery Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Dmand AI also links Dr. Adelson to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Adelson is (301) 657-8200.

What is Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson's medical license number?

Dr. Adelson holds District of Columbia license 14897, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Adelson in District of Columbia and Maryland.

Which hospitals is Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson affiliated with?

Dr. Adelson is affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

Does Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Adelson billed Medicare for 2,692 services in 2024, and Dr. Adelson accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson's MIPS score?

Dr. Adelson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson see?

CMS counts 980 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Adelson in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Adelson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and eye exam or test (92083).

Where did Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson go to medical school?

Dr. Adelson graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1982.

What drugs does Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Adelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Brimonidine Tartrate.

Has Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,673 in general payments to Dr. Adelson from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.

How long has Dr. Andrew Jay Adelson been practicing?

Dr. Adelson graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.

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