NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clifford Richard Espinola, OD

Optometrist · Guilderlands, NY

Clifford Richard Espinola, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Guilderlands, New York, and NPI 1831159250, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (New York VUT0057831, 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
1831159250
Name
Clifford Richard Espinola
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
VUT0057831 NY
3901 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2080 Western Avenue, Guilderlands, NY 12084
Phone
(518) 862-4280
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(518) 862-5264
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $26.97

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. 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. Clifford Espinola$26.97
  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.

Clifford Richard Espinola among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

Clifford Richard Espinola, OD 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 47% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

Optometrist providers in New York

There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francis Casey, O.D.Guilderland, NY 120841962487595
  2. Douglas Rickert, O.D.Guilderland, NY 120841922170950
  3. Shane Stevens, ODGuilderland, NY 120841720558661
  4. David Rojek, O.D.Gloversville, NY 120781992848204
  5. Vicente Luzon, O.D.Glenmont, NY 120771952424772
  6. Steven Hammer, ODJohnstown, NY 120951770504227
  7. Todd Walton, O.D.Johnstown, NY 120951174518583
  8. Shauna Zemken, ODJohnstown, NY 120951568423861

Common questions

What is Clifford Richard Espinola, OD's NPI number?

Clifford Richard Espinola, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831159250, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Clifford Richard Espinola, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2080 Western Avenue, Guilderlands, NY, 12084. Phone: (518) 862-4280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Clifford Richard Espinola, OD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number VUT0057831, as entered by the provider. Search the New York 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.

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.