NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cindy Joseph, O.D.

Optometrist · Rye Brook, NY

Cindy Joseph, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Rye Brook, New York, and NPI 1689057408, issued on Jun 30, 2015. Check the license (New York 56-008293, as entered in NPPES) with the New York 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
1689057408
Name
Cindy Joseph
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
56-008293 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
168 S Ridge St Spc 6, Rye Brook, NY 10573
Phone
(914) 939-2286
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 6, 2024
Fax
(914) 939-7029
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160422000008); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2015
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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

86 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.

  1. Cindy Joseph86
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost21 claims
  2. Ofloxacin13 claims
  3. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone12 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: $499.93

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.

  1. Cindy Joseph$499.93
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Westchester Optometry P.C.Rye Brook, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cindy Joseph among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

Cindy Joseph, O.D. is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 152W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 optometrist records list a practice address in Rye Brook

They are 4 of the 277 NPPES records with a practice address in Rye Brook, and 3,535 optometrist records in New York.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arthur Copeland, O.D.Rye Brook, NY 105731689655524
  2. Katherine Ensign, ODPort Chester, NY 105731477395580
  3. Judith Guest Copeland, O.D.Rye Brook, NY 105731942282124
  4. Patricia Labrunda, O.DPort Chester, NY 105731093821076
  5. Hal Mendel, O.D.Rye Brook, NY 105731427143478
  6. Denise Samaroo, ODPort Chester, NY 105731538145768
  7. Mark Schonfeld, O.D.Port Chester, NY 105731356301345
  8. Stuart Sklar, ODPort Chester, NY 105731952387870

Common questions

What is Cindy Joseph, O.D.'s NPI number?

Cindy Joseph, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689057408, issued on Jun 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cindy Joseph, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 168 S Ridge St Spc 6, Rye Brook, NY, 10573. Phone: (914) 939-2286. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cindy Joseph, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 56-008293, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cindy Joseph, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cindy Joseph, O.D. had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.