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Dr. Barry Alan Schechter, MD

Individual provider Ophthalmology Physician · NPI 1487716494

Dr. Barry Alan Schechter, MD practises Ophthalmology in Boynton Beach, Florida. Qualified in 1988, 38 years ago. Practices with Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute Inc, a 13-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Florida.

Years since qualifying
38
Licensed in
FL
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1717 W Woolbright Rd
Boynton Beach, FL 33426-6319 Not confirmed with CMS for 19 years — call before visiting
Phone: (561) 737-5500
Fax: (561) 737-7055
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Specialties & licences

Ophthalmology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207W00000X · Licence ME62041 (FL)

Record details

NPI number1487716494
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 15, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 9, 2007

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyOPHTHALMOLOGY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1988 (38 years in practice)
Group practice Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute Inc — 13 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

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Cataract surgery 519 times · 95th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,884
Services billed 11,422 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age78

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program $50,930 12 payments
Honoraria $12,675 3 payments
Food and Beverage $5,762 136 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $5,683 42 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $1,340 1 payment
Consulting Fee $276 1 payment
Education $7 1 payment · educational material or training, not a fee

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Colleagues at Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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