NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aaron J. Brown

Optometrist · Rochester, IN

Aaron J. Brown is an optometrist with a practice address in Rochester, Indiana, and NPI 1497241699, issued on Jul 11, 2018. Check the license (Indiana 18004119A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497241699
Name
Aaron J. Brown
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
18004119A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2260 Main St, Rochester, IN 46975
Phone
(574) 223-3916
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(574) 223-2965
Medicaid ID
300017328 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180718000283); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

880 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.

  1. Aaron Brown880
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost265 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate128 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate92 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol56 claims
  5. Dorzolamide Hcl38 claims
  6. Travoprost32 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $119.05

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aaron Brown$119.05
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Midwest Eye Consultants PCColumbus, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Aaron J. Brown among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana

Aaron J. Brown is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 optometrist records list a practice address in Rochester

They are 3 of the 146 NPPES records with a practice address in Rochester, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cynthia Laycock, O. D.Rochester, IN 469751366401812
  2. Thomas Troutman, O.D.Rochester, IN 469751275593709
  3. Andrew DuprePeru, IN 469701053792903
  4. Meg Guthrie-Pennington, O.D.Peru, IN 469701447697933
  5. James MulisPeru, IN 469701437111200
  6. Bradley Camp, O.D.North Manchester, IN 469621790786093
  7. Nathan Trump, O.D.North Manchester, IN 469621245290923
  8. Alexa Carver, ODWabash, IN 469921578083275

Common questions

What is Aaron J. Brown's NPI number?

Aaron J. Brown's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497241699, issued on Jul 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aaron J. Brown located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2260 Main St, Rochester, IN, 46975. Phone: (574) 223-3916. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aaron J. Brown's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 18004119A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Aaron J. Brown prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aaron J. Brown had 880 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.