Alexander P. Golden, OD
Optometrist · Arlington Heights, IL
Alexander P. Golden, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1710391933, issued on Jun 16, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 046.010789, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander P. Golden
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046.010789 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1602 W. Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
- Phone
- (847) 255-3515
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2026
- Fax
- (847) 255-8727
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150512002382); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander P. Golden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046.010789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
425 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost98 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate55 claims
- Restasis34 claims
- Lumigan23 claims
- Atropine Sulfate21 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth19 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: $391.85
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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 2 group practices
- Chicago Cornea Consultants LtdHoffman Estates, IL
- Lawrence D Wolin MD SCArlingtion Heighs, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander P. Golden among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Alexander P. Golden, OD is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 68% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 optometrist records list a practice address in Arlington Heights
They are 39 of the 2,697 NPPES records with a practice address in Arlington Heights, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Arndt, ODArlington Heights, IL 600051407054497
- Nimisa Bhave, O.DArlington Heights, IL 600051801086038
- William Brand, ODArlington Heights, IL 600051316098148
- Julie Carlson, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600051821016981
- Kathleen Charo, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600051659428092
- Meghan Geiger, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600051447279815
- Vito Giuseffi, O. D.Arlington Heights, IL 600051780641282
- Rhea Jukes, ODArlington Hts, IL 600051770651036
Common questions
What is Alexander P. Golden, OD's NPI number?
Alexander P. Golden, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710391933, issued on Jun 16, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander P. Golden, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1602 W. Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005. Phone: (847) 255-3515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander P. Golden, OD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046.010789, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alexander P. Golden, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander P. Golden, OD had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 207 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.