Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler, DO

  • Dayton, OH
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1093923385PAC ID0446346365
Medicare services, 2024
32,096
Medicare patients, 2024
1,015
Part D claims, 2024
907
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
97
Practice address
301 W 1st St, Dayton, OH 45402
Practice phone
Call (937) 228-5015
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Primary practice

Dayton Vitreo-Retinal Associates, Inc.

Dayton, Ohio

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Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler is an ophthalmologist in Dayton, Ohio

Dr. Pfahler practices at Dayton Vitreo-Retinal Associates, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio.

Dr. Pfahler's NPI, 1093923385, was assigned on May 18, 2007. Dr. Pfahler graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003. Dr. Pfahler holds Ohio license 34009598.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0446346365
NPI enumeration date
May 18, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(937) 228-5015
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

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

Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler practices at Dayton Vitreo-Retinal Associates, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio

Dr. Pfahler's primary practice is Dayton Vitreo-Retinal Associates, Inc., at 301 W 1st St, Dayton, OH 45402 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (937) 228-5015.

  • Dayton Vitreo-Retinal Associates, Inc.
    301 W 1st St, Dayton, OH 45402 · Montgomery CountyPhone(937) 228-5015

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

Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Pfahler's primary practice is Dayton Vitreo-Retinal Associates, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio. The medical group on file is Kettering Health Cassano Health Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pfahler 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. Scott Michael Pfahler's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dayton Vitreo-Retinal Associates, Inc.Available with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler is one of 658 ophthalmologists in Ohio

Ophthalmology is Dr. Pfahler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Pfahler's licenses on file in 3 states: Ohio, Maryland and Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, OhioPrimaryLicense 34009598 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Maryland licenseLicense H0066089
  • Virginia licenseLicense 0102202008

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Pfahler

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

Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler billed Medicare for 32,096 services in 2024

CMS data shows 32,096 Medicare services from Dr. Pfahler across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,015 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,265,801 for them.

Medicare services, 202432,096
Medicare patients1,015
Paid by Medicare$2.3M
Procedure codes21

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 9,8102024: 25,474160%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2,8642024: 2,9904%
Surgery
2023: 1,5982024: 1,85416%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,8202024: 1,7603%
Imaging
2023: 302024: 1840%

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

  • In an office32,081100%
  • In a facility150%

Dr. Pfahler compared with the Ohio median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Pfahler
  • Ohio median
Medicare services
32,096vs 1,18527.1 times
Medicare patients
1,015vs 4772.1 times
Part D claims
865vs 64135% above

Medians across 673 ophthalmologists in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pfahler'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. Scott Michael Pfahler treated 1,015 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 1,015 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pfahler in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 473 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pfahler's median patient age at 70, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,015
Average age75
Average risk score1.37
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Pfahler's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Pfahler's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women58357%
  • Men43243%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis46%
  4. Diabetes40%
  5. Chronic kidney disease30%
  6. Ischemic heart disease28%
  7. Mood disorders22%
  8. Anxiety21%

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Dr. Pfahler's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

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

Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler wrote 907 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Pfahler wrote 907 Medicare Part D claims for 294 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 865 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $19,641 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 523 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024907
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$19,641
Part D patients294

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

  • Generic634 claims70%
  • Brand-name273 claims30%

Dr. Pfahler'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: 5232024: 86565%

Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 8 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. Scott Michael Pfahler scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Pfahler for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Pfahler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Pfahler's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 97of 100Final score
  • 94.3of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Pfahler, published from 2011 to 2012. The most frequent topics are Gene Expression, Protein Array Analysis and Vitreous Body. Dr. Pfahler has published most often in Mol Vis.

Papers2
Years published2011 to 2012

Topics Dr. Pfahler writes about most

  • Gene Expression
  • Protein Array Analysis
  • Vitreous Body

Recent publications by Dr. Pfahler

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Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler received $7,553 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 160 general payments to Dr. Pfahler from 20 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Alimera Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $2,554.

General payments to Dr. Pfahler by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Pfahler by kind, 2017 to 2025

$7.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$6,06380%
  • Honoraria$1,39018%
  • Education$1001%

Companies that paid Dr. Pfahler the most, 2017 to 2025

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

Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Pfahler graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolOhio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler'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)
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)
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. Scott Michael Pfahler's NPI number?

Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler's NPI number is 1093923385. It was assigned on May 18, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler?

Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler is an ophthalmologist in Dayton, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler practice?

Dr. Pfahler practices at 301 W 1st St, Dayton, OH 45402. Dr. Pfahler's primary practice is Dayton Vitreo-Retinal Associates, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pfahler to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Pfahler is (937) 228-5015.

What is Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler's medical license number?

Dr. Pfahler holds Ohio license 34009598, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Pfahler in Ohio, Maryland and Virginia.

What medical group is Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler part of?

Dr. Pfahler is linked to Kettering Health Cassano Health Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Pfahler to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pfahler billed Medicare for 32,096 services in 2024, and Dr. Pfahler accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler's MIPS score?

Dr. Pfahler's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler see?

CMS counts 1,015 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pfahler in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Pfahler's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), injected or infused drug (J2782) and eye exam or test (92134).

Where did Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler go to medical school?

Dr. Pfahler graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,553 in general payments to Dr. Pfahler from 20 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Alimera Sciences, Inc.

How long has Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler been practicing?

Dr. Pfahler graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

Does Dr. Scott Michael Pfahler do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Pfahler, published from 2011 to 2012.

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