NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arielle L. Costello, O.D.

Optometrist · Pittsfield, ME

Arielle L. Costello, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pittsfield, Maine, and NPI 1174964449, issued on Jul 15, 2013. Check the license (Maine OPT942, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine 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
1174964449
Name
Arielle L. Costello
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT942 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
125 Main St, Pittsfield, ME 04967
Phone
(631) 834-7588
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131017000078); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New England College Of Optometry, 2013
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
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85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

512 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.

  1. Arielle Costello512
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Restasis49 claims
  2. Latanoprost45 claims
  3. Miebo41 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate29 claims
  5. Lumigan27 claims
  6. Timolol Maleate26 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%92.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $251.49

14 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.

  1. Arielle Costello$251.49
  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. Maine Eye Care AssociatesWaterville, ME

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

3 optometrist records list a practice address in Pittsfield

They are 3 of the 57 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsfield, and 310 optometrist records in Maine.

Other optometrist records in Maine

  1. Amy Abbott, O.D.South Portland, ME1578663365
  2. Andre Achenbach, O.D.Brunswick, ME1376807263
  3. Rachel Achenbach, ODWindham, ME1528408622
  4. Nirupama Aggarwal, ODPortland, ME1871599928
  5. Paul Albert, O.D.Ellsworth, ME1255440467
  6. Mark Alexander, O.D.Brunswick, ME1225118953
  7. Kimberly Allen, O.D.Brewer, ME1659479624
  8. Hyder Almosawy, ODStandish, ME1578129078
  9. Isabel Alonso Zieja, O.D.Kittery, ME1033341029
  10. Jill Amundson, ODPortland, ME1710983861

Common questions

What is Arielle L. Costello, O.D.'s NPI number?

Arielle L. Costello, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174964449, issued on Jul 15, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arielle L. Costello, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Main St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967. Phone: (631) 834-7588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arielle L. Costello, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maine license number OPT942, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Arielle L. Costello, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arielle L. Costello, O.D. had 512 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Arielle L. Costello, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.