Dr. Philip R. Niswander, MD

  • Buffalo, NY
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1306844550
Medicare services, 2024
729
Medicare patients, 2024
421
Part D claims, 2024
2,426
MIPS score, 2024
93
Industry payments
$2,978
Practice address
3100 Sheridan Dr, Buffalo, NY 14226
Practice phone
Call (716) 831-9435
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Primary practice

Ambulatory Surgery Center of WNY

Buffalo, New York

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Dr. Philip R. Niswander is an ophthalmologist in Buffalo, New York

Dr. Niswander practices at Ambulatory Surgery Center of WNY in Buffalo, New York.

Dr. Niswander's NPI, 1306844550, was assigned on July 12, 2005. Dr. Niswander graduated from Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1979. Dr. Niswander holds New York license 142714.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
July 12, 2005
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(716) 831-9435
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
73
Medical school graduation
1979

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

Dr. Philip R. Niswander practices at Ambulatory Surgery Center of WNY in Buffalo, New York

Dr. Niswander's primary practice is Ambulatory Surgery Center of WNY, at 3100 Sheridan Dr, Buffalo, NY 14226 in Erie County. The practice phone is (716) 831-9435.

  • Ambulatory Surgery Center of WNY
    3100 Sheridan Dr, Buffalo, NY 14226 · Erie CountyPhone(716) 831-9435

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

Dr. Philip R. Niswander is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Niswander's primary practice is Ambulatory Surgery Center of WNY in Buffalo, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Niswander to 1 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. Philip R. Niswander's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ambulatory Surgery Center of WNYAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Philip R. Niswander is one of 1,467 ophthalmologists in New York

Ophthalmology is Dr. Niswander's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Niswander is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, New YorkPrimaryLicense 142714 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Niswander

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Dr. Philip R. Niswander billed Medicare for 729 services in 2024

CMS data shows 729 Medicare services from Dr. Niswander across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 421 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,830 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024729
Medicare patients421
Paid by Medicare$46,830
Procedure codes8

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 7352024: 66010%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 622024: 5610%
Surgery
2023: 722024: 1382%

Dr. Niswander compared with the New York median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Niswander
  • New York median
Medicare services
729vs 1,25842% below
Medicare patients
421vs 436Close to median
Part D claims
2,343vs 6473.6 times

Medians across 1,557 ophthalmologists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Niswander's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Philip R. Niswander treated 421 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 421 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Niswander in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 203 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Niswander's median patient age at 77, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024421
Average age78
Average risk score1.19
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Niswander's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Niswander's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women25962%
  • Men16238%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Chronic kidney disease31%
  5. Ischemic heart disease27%
  6. Diabetes25%
  7. Anxiety24%
  8. Cancer22%

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

Dr. Niswander's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men40%

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

Dr. Philip R. Niswander wrote 2,426 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Niswander wrote 2,426 Medicare Part D claims for 678 patients. 61% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,343 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $380,431 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,608 claims across 32 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,426
Drugs named by CMS30
Total drug cost$380,431
Part D patients678

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

  • Generic1,480 claims61%
  • Brand-name and other946 claims39%

Dr. Niswander'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. Niswander's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%54 of 2,426 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: 2,6082024: 2,34310%

Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 32 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. Philip R. Niswander 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. Niswander for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Niswander's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 100Cost

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

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Philip R. Niswander received $2,978 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 73 general payments to Dr. Niswander from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $2,458.

General payments to Dr. Niswander by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Niswander by kind, 2016 to 2024

$3Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$1,51251%
  • Food and beverage$1,40947%
  • Education$381%
  • Gifts$191%

Companies that paid Dr. Niswander the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Philip R. Niswander graduated from Medical College of Pennsylvania

Dr. Niswander graduated from Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1979.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Pennsylvania

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Philip R. Niswander'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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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. Philip R. Niswander's NPI number?

Dr. Philip R. Niswander's NPI number is 1306844550. It was assigned on July 12, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Philip R. Niswander?

Dr. Philip R. Niswander is an ophthalmologist in Buffalo, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Philip R. Niswander practice?

Dr. Niswander practices at 3100 Sheridan Dr, Buffalo, NY 14226. Dr. Niswander's primary practice is Ambulatory Surgery Center of WNY in Buffalo, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Niswander to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Philip R. Niswander's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Niswander is (716) 831-9435.

What is Dr. Philip R. Niswander's medical license number?

Dr. Niswander holds New York license 142714.

Does Dr. Philip R. Niswander accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Niswander billed Medicare for 729 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Philip R. Niswander's MIPS score?

Dr. Niswander's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Philip R. Niswander see?

CMS counts 421 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Niswander in 2024, with an average age of 78.

What services does Dr. Philip R. Niswander bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Niswander's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92134) and eye exam or test (92083).

Where did Dr. Philip R. Niswander go to medical school?

Dr. Niswander graduated from Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1979.

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What drugs does Dr. Philip R. Niswander prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Philip R. Niswander received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,978 in general payments to Dr. Niswander from 14 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Philip R. Niswander been practicing?

Dr. Niswander graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.

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