Bita Asghari
Optometrist · Needham, MA
Bita Asghari is an optometrist with a practice address in Needham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1174974380, issued on Jun 29, 2016. Check the license (Massachusetts 5255, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bita Asghari
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 5255 MA
6440 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 464 Hillside Ave Ste 205, Needham, MA 02494
- Phone
- (781) 726-7337
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180219001376); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 464 Hillside Ave Ste 205
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Brocks, MDOphthalmology Physician1174797468
Verify Bita Asghari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 5255Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 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.
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: $579.52
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- The Boston Foundation For Sight IncNeedham, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bita Asghari among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Bita Asghari is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Needham → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lisa Jacobson, ODNeedham, MA 024941588762595
- Chirag Patel, O.DNeedham, MA 024941376831990
- Maryam Fattahy, ODWeston, MA 024931528019775
- Emil Horowitz, O.D.Weston, MA 024931861485641
- Stanley Miller, O.D., M.S., FAAOWeston, MA 024931477616423
- Randy Goldman, ODNeedham, MA 024921366518011
- Zohreh Hajipour, ODNeedham, MA 024921972376259
- Kathleen Basile, ODWellesley, MA 024821861425035
Common questions
What is Bita Asghari's NPI number?
Bita Asghari's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174974380, issued on Jun 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bita Asghari located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 464 Hillside Ave Ste 205, Needham, MA, 02494. Phone: (781) 726-7337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bita Asghari's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 5255, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bita Asghari prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bita Asghari had 18 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.