NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bryce B. Appelbaum

Vision Therapy Optometrist · Bethesda, MD

Bryce B. Appelbaum is a vision therapy optometrist with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1881822609, issued on Jul 1, 2009. Check the license (Maryland TA2139, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland 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
1881822609
Name
Bryce B. Appelbaum
Primary taxonomy
Vision Therapy Optometrist 152WV0400X
License number
TA2139 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6509 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone
(301) 897-8484
Enumerated
Jul 1, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(301) 897-8486
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6509 Democracy Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stanley A. AppelbaumVision Therapy Optometrist1699847897
  2. Barbara Bassin, OTROccupational Therapist1568538874
  3. Daniel Cunningahm, O.D.Vision Therapy Optometrist1780757047
  4. Henry Friedman, O.D.Optometrist1285715219
  5. Fatima Gowa, O.D.Optometrist1457607699
  6. Mallory Lovett, O.DOptometrist1609163765

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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $37.92

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 146 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,184.25 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bryce Appelbaum$37.92
  2. Specialty average$1,184.25

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bryce B. Appelbaum among 11 vision therapy optometrist records in Maryland

Bryce B. Appelbaum is one of 11 vision therapy optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 18% of these records are
  • Record last updated2009 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WV0400X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vision Therapy Optometrist providers in Maryland

There are 11 vision therapy optometrist records in Maryland.

The 8 vision therapy optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stanley A. AppelbaumBethesda, MD 208171699847897
  2. Daniel Cunningahm, O.D.Bethesda, MD 208171780757047
  3. Lester Efianayi, ODChevy Chase, MD 208151295459865
  4. Amanda Zeller Manley, O.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151104885037
  5. Jacqueline Doerr, O.D.Rockville, MD 208521740335470
  6. Geeta Girdher, O.D.Bethesda, MD 208891033226535
  7. Raza Sikandar, JD, ODSilver Spring, MD 209041437984101
  8. Nancy Lewis, O.D.Silver Spring, MD 209101356413397

Common questions

What is Bryce B. Appelbaum's NPI number?

Bryce B. Appelbaum's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881822609, issued on Jul 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bryce B. Appelbaum located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6509 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD, 20817. Phone: (301) 897-8484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bryce B. Appelbaum's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number TA2139, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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