Alan Ross, O.D.
Optometrist · Closter, NJ
Alan Ross, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Closter, New Jersey, and NPI 1881697753, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey 3598, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Ross
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3598 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 270 Closter Dock RD, Closter, NJ 07624
- Phone
- (201) 768-2433
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 768-1861
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050803000123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan Ross in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 3598Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
324 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost83 claims
- Restasis48 claims
- Travoprost38 claims
- Lumigan33 claims
- Timolol Maleate28 claims
- Moxifloxacin19 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: $1,088.11
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. 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.
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
- Professional Eyecare Associates PACloster, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alan Ross among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Alan Ross, O.D. is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 69% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Closter
They are 2 of the 136 NPPES records with a practice address in Closter, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
All 1,542 in New Jersey → Every provider in Closter → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Debbie Edegran, O.D.Closter, NJ 076241487700431
- Nancy Laifer, ODCresskill, NJ 076261770650053
- Dimple Patel, ODCresskill, NJ 076261366003568
- Alan Busby, ODBergenfield, NJ 076211760653331
- James Dello Russo, ODBergenfield, NJ 076211306856091
- Austin Kim, ODBergenfield, NJ 076211811615040
- Michael Palance, O.D.Bergenfield, NJ 076211932221330
- Steven Seidel, O.D.Bergenfield, NJ 076211881685378
Common questions
What is Alan Ross, O.D.'s NPI number?
Alan Ross, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881697753, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Ross, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 270 Closter Dock RD, Closter, NJ, 07624. Phone: (201) 768-2433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Ross, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 3598, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alan Ross, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Ross, O.D. had 324 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.