Bilal Taher Ghanem, OD
Optometrist · Strongsville, OH
Bilal Taher Ghanem, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Strongsville, Ohio, and NPI 1265969109, issued on May 22, 2017. Check the license (Ohio OPT.006705, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bilal Taher Ghanem
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OPT.006705 OH
OPC5402 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18054 Royalton RD, Strongsville, OH 44136
- Phone
- (440) 268-0765
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190214001817); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18054 Royalton RD
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Verify Bilal Taher Ghanem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT.006705Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
51 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost17 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 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: $446.29
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Bilal Taher Ghanem among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
Bilal Taher Ghanem, OD is one of 2,443 optometrist records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2017, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 70% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 optometrist records list a practice address in Strongsville
They are 20 of the 697 NPPES records with a practice address in Strongsville, and 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paula Andros-Andrzejewska, O.D.Strongsville, OH 441361740272582
- Jamie Anetakis, O.D.Strongsville, OH 441361477590610
- Joyce CaterStrongsville, OH 441361730560095
- Chelsey Clemans, O.D.Strongsville, OH 441361154561082
- Christopher Duke, O.D.Strongsville, OH 441361902288004
- David Lai, O.D.Strongsville, OH 441361659825792
- Alexander Lemke, O.D.Strongsville, OH 441361528222106
- Julie Patten, O.D.Strongsville, OH 441361619010527
Common questions
What is Bilal Taher Ghanem, OD's NPI number?
Bilal Taher Ghanem, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265969109, issued on May 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bilal Taher Ghanem, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18054 Royalton RD, Strongsville, OH, 44136. Phone: (440) 268-0765. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bilal Taher Ghanem, OD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number OPT.006705, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bilal Taher Ghanem, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bilal Taher Ghanem, OD had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.