Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple, MD

  • Greenville, SC
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1649565045PAC ID9537464870
Medicare services, 2024
29,777
Medicare patients, 2026
945
Part D claims, 2026
447
MIPS score, 2026
100
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
1126 Grove Rd, Greenville, SC 29605
Practice phone
Call (864) 233-5722
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Primary practice

Retina Consultants of Carolina, PA

Greenville, South Carolina

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Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple is an ophthalmologist in Greenville, South Carolina

Dr. Apple practices at Retina Consultants of Carolina, PA in Greenville, South Carolina.

Dr. Apple's NPI, 1649565045, was assigned on June 14, 2011. Dr. Apple graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Apple holds Michigan license 4301109284.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9537464870
NPI enumeration date
June 14, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(864) 233-5722
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

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

Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple practices at Retina Consultants of Carolina, PA in Greenville, South Carolina

Dr. Apple's primary practice is Retina Consultants of Carolina, PA, at 1126 Grove Rd, Greenville, SC 29605 in Greenville County. The practice phone is (864) 233-5722.

  • Retina Consultants of Carolina, PA
    1126 Grove Rd, Greenville, SC 29605 · Greenville CountyPhone(864) 233-5722

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

Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Apple's primary practice is Retina Consultants of Carolina, PA in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Apple is also affiliated with Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Apple to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, 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. Daniel Benjamin Apple's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Apple practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Retina Consultants of Carolina, PAAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple is one of 269 ophthalmologists in South Carolina

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

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, MichiganPrimaryLicense 4301109284 · taxonomy 207W00000X

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Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple billed Medicare for 29,777 services in 2024

CMS data shows 29,777 Medicare services from Dr. Apple across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 945 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,714,298 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202429,777
Medicare patients945
Paid by Medicare$1.7M
Procedure codes14

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 15,5332024: 24,51158%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3,3802024: 3,0988%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,3712024: 1,13118%
Surgery
2023: 1,1762024: 1,03712%
Imaging
2023: 132024: 0100%

Dr. Apple compared with the South Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Apple
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
29,777vs 2,44612.2 times
Medicare patients
945vs 8817% above
Part D claims
342vs 74854% below

Medians across 277 ophthalmologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Apple'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. Daniel Benjamin Apple treated 945 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 76

CMS counts 945 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Apple in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 384 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Apple's median patient age at 74, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2026945
Average age76
Average risk score1.35
Also on Medicaid4%

Dr. Apple's Medicare patients by age, 2026

Dr. Apple's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women53757%
  • Men40843%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Apple's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Diabetes36%
  5. Chronic kidney disease30%
  6. Ischemic heart disease30%
  7. Mood disorders23%
  8. Anxiety22%

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

Dr. Apple's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple wrote 447 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Apple wrote 447 Medicare Part D claims for 144 patients. 59% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 342 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,228 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 430 claims across 10 drugs.

Part D claims, 2026447
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$13,228
Part D patients144

Dr. Apple's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic264 claims59%
  • Brand-name183 claims41%

Dr. Apple'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: 4302024: 34220%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 10 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), 2026 data

Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2026

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Apple for performance year 2026, reported as part of a group. Dr. Apple accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Apple's MIPS scores, performance year 2026

  • 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.

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2026 data; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple received $13,692 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 157 general payments to Dr. Apple from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 43% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $7,965.

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

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

$13.7Kin total
  • Consulting fees$5,94043%
  • Food and beverage$4,75535%
  • Travel and lodging$2,71920%
  • Education$2772%

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

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

Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Dr. Apple graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2011.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple'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. Daniel Benjamin Apple's NPI number?

Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple's NPI number is 1649565045. It was assigned on June 14, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple?

Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple is an ophthalmologist in Greenville, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple practice?

Dr. Apple practices at 1126 Grove Rd, Greenville, SC 29605. Dr. Apple's primary practice is Retina Consultants of Carolina, PA in Greenville, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Apple to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, and a free account names each one.

What is Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Apple is (864) 233-5722. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple's email address?

Dmand AI checks professional and personal email addresses for Dr. Apple through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. They are available with a free Dmand AI account.

What is Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple's medical license number?

Dr. Apple holds Michigan license 4301109284.

Which hospitals is Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple affiliated with?

Dr. Apple is affiliated with Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Apple to 2 more hospitals, named with a free account.

What medical group is Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple part of?

Dmand AI links Dr. Apple to 2 medical groups. A free account names each one, with the clinicians and leaders there.

Who does Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple practice with?

Dmand AI links 13 HCPs to Dr. Apple's primary medical group, 9 of them ophthalmologists. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

Does Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Apple billed Medicare for 29,777 services in 2024, and Dr. Apple accepts Medicare assignment.

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What is Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple's MIPS score?

Dr. Apple's MIPS final score for performance year 2026 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple see?

CMS counts 945 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Apple in 2026, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Apple's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), eye exam or test (92134) and injected or infused drug (J0178).

Where did Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple go to medical school?

Dr. Apple graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,692 in general payments to Dr. Apple from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Genentech, Inc.

How long has Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple been practicing?

Dr. Apple graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

What EHR does Dr. Daniel Benjamin Apple's practice use?

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Retina Consultants of Carolina, PA and at 5 more sites and 2 medical groups. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

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