NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles J. Oestrich, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Milford, CT

Charles J. Oestrich, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Milford, Connecticut, and NPI 1003814245, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (Connecticut 20690, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003814245
Name
Charles J. Oestrich
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
20690 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
63 Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
Phone
(203) 877-6676
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(203) 878-0636
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100614000053); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 1975
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

733 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Charles Oestrich733
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost220 claims
  2. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone181 claims
  3. Erythromycin54 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate52 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol35 claims
  6. Cephalexin34 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Charles J. Oestrich among 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut

Charles J. Oestrich, M.D. is one of 336 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Connecticut

There are 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Omar Faridi, M.D.Milford, CT 064601437358900
  2. Brendan Lawson, DOMilford, CT 064601649775214
  3. David Levinson, D.O.Milford, CT 064601336364256
  4. Seth Meskin, MDMilford, CT 064601346273273
  5. Aliya RoginielMilford, CT 064601225599913
  6. Martin Shapiro, M.D.Milford, CT 064601306949383
  7. Philip Silverstone, M.D.Milford, CT 064601164525069
  8. Alexander Voldman, D.O.Milford, CT 064601659622900

Common questions

What is Charles J. Oestrich, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles J. Oestrich, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003814245, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles J. Oestrich, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 63 Broad St, Milford, CT, 06460. Phone: (203) 877-6676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles J. Oestrich, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 20690, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles J. Oestrich, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles J. Oestrich, M.D. had 733 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Charles J. Oestrich, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.