Charles Dembowski, OD
Optometrist · Watertown, NY
Charles Dembowski, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Watertown, New York, and NPI 1447205570, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (New York OV005520, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Dembowski
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OV005520 NY
TUV005520 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 167 Polk St., Watertown, NY 13601
- Phone
- (315) 786-0983
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 01995615 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060614000043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Charles Dembowski 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 OV005520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
733 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost300 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate120 claims
- Azelastine Hcl98 claims
- Timolol Maleate69 claims
- Restasis Multidose19 claims
- Travoprost18 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: $13.66
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- United Cerebral Palsy Association OF The North Country IncWatertown, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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- Syeda Abbas, ODWhite Plains, NY1043724263
- Thomas Abbott, O.D.Horseheads, NY1619176492
- Elias Abboud, O.D.Syracuse, NY1043291222
- Nouralison Abdella, ODNew York, NY1487403614
- Susan Abdenour Young, O.D.Brooklyn, NY1225260706
- Hilla Abel, ODNew York, NY1972696615
- Elana Abilevitz, ODNew York, NY1790947372
Common questions
What is Charles Dembowski, OD's NPI number?
Charles Dembowski, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447205570, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Dembowski, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 167 Polk St., Watertown, NY, 13601. Phone: (315) 786-0983. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Dembowski, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number OV005520, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles Dembowski, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Dembowski, OD had 733 Medicare Part D claims for 95 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.