Avani Dave, OD, FAAO
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Buffalo, NY
Avani Dave, OD, FAAO is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1285157966, issued on Jul 25, 2017. Check the license (New York 8876TUV, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Avani Dave
- Credential
- OD, FAAO
- Primary taxonomy
- Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
- License numbers
- 8876TUV NY
5237 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209
- Phone
- (716) 677-6500
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2023
- Fax
- (716) 677-6507
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181128001909); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1176 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dmitriy BelousStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447947858
- Drew CurrieOptician1861744864
- Natasha Gautam, M.D.Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1275117459
- Catherine JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194576322
- Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MDCornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician1093424715
- John Lillvis, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1558625293
Verify Avani Dave in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 8876TUVCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024
1,568 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Miebo199 claims
- Latanoprost167 claims
- Restasis143 claims
- Cyclosporine140 claims
- Xiidra120 claims
- Erythromycin110 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): 85.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $36,302.98
72 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 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
- University Ophthalmology Services IncBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Avani Dave among 82 corneal and contact management optometrist records in New York
Avani Dave, OD, FAAO is one of 82 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 94% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1999 among the 36 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in New York
There are 82 corneal and contact management optometrist records in New York.
All 82 in New York → Every provider in Buffalo → Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Errol Daniels, O.D..Williamsville, NY 142211659440345
- Matthew Myers, O.D.Williamsville, NY 142211306915186
- Michael Honeyman, D.O.Amherst, NY 142261013088517
- Paul Delange, O.D.Lockport, NY 140941063485381
- Doris Schwartz, O.D.East Amherst, NY 140511265449615
- Michael Raff, ODBrockport, NY 144201609831080
- Michele Lagana, O.D.Honeoye Falls, NY 144721396780615
- Robert Vititow, O.D.Vestal, NY 138501033209192
Common questions
What is Avani Dave, OD, FAAO's NPI number?
Avani Dave, OD, FAAO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285157966, issued on Jul 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Avani Dave, OD, FAAO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY, 14209. Phone: (716) 677-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Avani Dave, OD, FAAO's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 8876TUV, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Avani Dave, OD, FAAO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Avani Dave, OD, FAAO had 1,568 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Avani Dave, OD, FAAO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.8 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.