Christopher Michael Dente, OD
Optometrist · Bernardsville, NJ
Christopher Michael Dente, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bernardsville, New Jersey, and NPI 1770598401, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00555601, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Michael Dente
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 27OA00555601 NJ
270A00555600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Mine Brook RD, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
- Phone
- (908) 221-1132
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2024
- Fax
- (908) 221-0712
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050524001001); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Michael Dente in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 27OA00555601Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,223 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost364 claims
- Lumigan134 claims
- Vyzulta83 claims
- Timolol Maleate72 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol70 claims
- Combigan58 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: $484.21
16 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
- Ophthalmology NJ LLCNewark, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Michael Dente among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Christopher Michael Dente, OD is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 69% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Jersey
There are 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
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- Brenda Lynly, ODBerkeley Heights, NJ 079221174608640
- Brian Mackey, O.D.Berkeley Heights, NJ 079221609891092
- Susan Franson, O.D.Bedminster, NJ 079211508901240
- Vinal Patel, ODBedminster, NJ 079211861903031
- Nasrine Shadpoor, O.D.Bedminster, NJ 079211508904335
- Marie Haydu, ODChatham, NJ 079281073621496
Common questions
What is Christopher Michael Dente, OD's NPI number?
Christopher Michael Dente, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770598401, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Michael Dente, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Mine Brook RD, Bernardsville, NJ, 07924. Phone: (908) 221-1132. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Michael Dente, OD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00555601, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Michael Dente, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Michael Dente, OD had 1,223 Medicare Part D claims for 335 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.