Active NPI 1013063437 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. David Scott Michelson , MD

Ophthalmology • La Jolla, CA

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. David Michelson, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Ophthalmology in La Jolla, CA. Practice services are available at 9834 GENESEE AVE under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include microfluid analysis of tears, established patient problem focused exam of visual system, established patient complete exam of visual system. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

9834 Genesee Ave
Suite 200

La Jolla, CA 920371223

Telephone 8584573050

Fax 8584570851

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Envision Eye, A Professional Medical Corporation Facility NPI 1447215975

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in La Jolla, CA

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 29.0 Yrs

State Avg: 29.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

50 Specialists

Practicing in La Jolla, CA (3116 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

8.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

54.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	1,346	299	$50.00	$22.03
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	815	294	$120.00	$98.98
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	292	259	$140.00	$138.48
92250 Photography of the retina	268	261	$114.00	$40.58
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	128	127	$165.00	$39.85
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	122	117	$150.00	$69.03
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	103	99	$72.00	$29.91
92134 Imaging of retina	81	54	$165.00	$43.84
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	65	65	$204.00	$177.21
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	40	39	$60.00	$11.29
67820 Removal of eyelashes using forceps	26	23	$144.00	$19.83
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	23	11	$591.65	$228.04
92285 Photography of content of eyes	14	14	$90.00	$26.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	1,118	280	$50.34	$22.03
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	761	274	$119.43	$99.61
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	261	237	$140.00	$138.08
92250 Photography of the retina	247	236	$114.00	$41.24
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	124	119	$165.28	$40.37
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	86	81	$150.00	$70.23
92134 Imaging of retina	72	56	$165.00	$44.33
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	70	70	$204.00	$177.40
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	44	41	$72.00	$30.23
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	32	16	$567.00	$223.15
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	24	23	$60.00	$11.50
67820 Removal of eyelashes using forceps	22	17	$176.73	$21.82
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	19	11	$1512.00	$366.61

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	1,752	367	$50.00	$22.21
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	941	304	$100.00	$99.01
92250 Photography of the retina	286	274	$114.00	$41.22
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	277	246	$140.00	$138.37
65778 Insertion of amniotic membrane to eye surface	177	30	$4296.00	$1616.76
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	133	127	$72.00	$30.85
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	132	126	$150.00	$70.66
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	124	122	$165.00	$40.88
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	122	122	$204.00	$178.83
92134 Imaging of retina	74	62	$165.00	$44.58
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	55	49	$60.00	$11.84
67820 Removal of eyelashes using forceps	31	21	$162.58	$20.86
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	22	15	$1512.00	$368.52
92285 Photography of content of eyes	20	20	$90.00	$26.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	1,340	319	$50.02	$22.48
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	831	255	$119.28	$101.01
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	304	261	$186.58	$141.81
92250 Photography of the retina	250	242	$110.91	$43.99
65778 Insertion of amniotic membrane to eye surface	182	31	$2542.46	$1724.41
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	117	105	$150.00	$71.93
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	115	111	$62.71	$31.06
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	112	112	$192.81	$41.57
92134 Imaging of retina	81	71	$189.20	$45.60
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	45	45	$211.98	$167.97
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	40	39	$82.50	$12.00
67820 Removal of eyelashes using forceps	29	24	$128.28	$20.62
65205 Removal of foreign body in external eye, conjunctiva	21	21	$210.38	$29.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$204.00	$173.11
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	14	11	$1074.86	$374.84
92060 Exam to measure eye deviation and range of motion	12	11	$98.25	$71.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	959	262	$50.63	$22.31
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	662	239	$125.00	$97.71
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	275	235	$200.00	$138.83
92250 Photography of the retina	190	184	$110.00	$49.93
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	113	110	$200.00	$40.96
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	98	95	$150.00	$70.45
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	92	91	$60.00	$30.33
65778 Insertion of amniotic membrane to eye surface	90	18	$2000.00	$1618.57
92134 Imaging of retina	75	61	$200.00	$44.36
67820 Removal of eyelashes using forceps	26	17	$120.00	$25.04
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	25	25	$210.00	$165.01
92285 Photography of content of eyes	18	18	$90.00	$24.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	1,617	382	$50.00	$22.03
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	887	317	$125.00	$94.97
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	429	349	$200.02	$135.92
92250 Photography of the retina	301	294	$110.00	$55.04
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	150	147	$200.00	$39.91
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	133	127	$150.00	$69.78
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	130	126	$60.00	$29.54
65778 Insertion of amniotic membrane to eye surface	127	21	$2000.00	$1583.80
92134 Imaging of retina	124	102	$200.00	$43.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	69	69	$210.00	$171.63
67820 Removal of eyelashes using forceps	39	28	$120.00	$31.80
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	35	35	$90.00	$12.50
92285 Photography of content of eyes	18	17	$90.00	$22.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	1,427	365	$50.00	$22.03
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	772	283	$109.91	$93.60
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	506	374	$170.87	$134.49
92250 Photography of the retina	295	287	$110.00	$61.81
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	147	142	$200.00	$40.27
92134 Imaging of retina	145	115	$200.00	$44.05
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	128	121	$150.00	$69.36
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	124	120	$60.00	$28.48
65778 Insertion of amniotic membrane to eye surface	89	14	$2000.00	$1565.73
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	58	58	$210.00	$171.01
67820 Removal of eyelashes using forceps	56	41	$120.00	$41.34
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	41	25	$900.00	$352.55
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	27	27	$90.00	$15.23
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	23	15	$2500.00	$676.64
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	22	18	$250.00	$54.41
65205 Removal of foreign body in external eye, conjunctiva	18	18	$200.00	$55.43
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	18	$199.44	$151.25
92285 Photography of content of eyes	15	15	$90.00	$21.27
65210 Removal of foreign body from external eye (conjunctiva or sclera)	14	13	$200.00	$73.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	1,360	345	$50.00	$22.21
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	722	286	$100.00	$86.92
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	546	407	$150.00	$125.97
92250 Photography of the retina	317	310	$110.00	$67.94
92134 Imaging of retina	167	138	$200.00	$41.26
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	151	147	$200.00	$38.14
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	132	127	$60.00	$27.29
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	128	124	$150.00	$65.94
67820 Removal of eyelashes using forceps	71	50	$120.00	$48.80
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	54	54	$210.00	$163.86
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	44	31	$250.00	$73.29
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	33	21	$900.00	$334.19
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	32	31	$185.00	$144.19
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	31	18	$2500.00	$644.02
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	23	12	$310.00	$130.67
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	18	18	$90.00	$14.33
65210 Removal of foreign body from external eye (conjunctiva or sclera)	14	13	$200.00	$69.24
92285 Photography of content of eyes	13	12	$90.00	$19.74

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License CA A065692

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID State License Number

A065692 (CA)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

3 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Matthew Kirk , MD

Ophthalmology

NPI 1598803066

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Diana Ng , MD

Ophthalmology

NPI 1710112941

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Paul Michelson , MD

Ophthalmology

NPI 1932221132

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 9834 GENESEE AVE, SUITE 200, LA JOLLA, CA 920371223 (Tel: 8584573050)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at 9834 GENESEE AVE, SUITE 200, LA JOLLA, CA 920371223 (Tel: 8584573050)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as DAVID MICHELSON, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

Ophthalmology (License #A065692 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 26, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1013063437

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: January 26, 2007

Last Update: July 08, 2007

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

9834 Genesee Ave, Suite 200

La Jolla, CA 920371223

Phone: 8584573050

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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