Dorothy Jean Branson, O.D.
Optometrist · Denton, MD
Dorothy Jean Branson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Denton, Maryland, and NPI 1972675452, issued on Nov 14, 2006. Check the license (Maryland MDTA0588, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dorothy Jean Branson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- MDTA0588 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 Market St, Denton, MD 21629
- Phone
- (410) 479-0500
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 479-0877
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 320 Market St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lester Branson, ODOptometrist1770568677
Verify Dorothy Jean Branson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license MDTA0588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $45.46
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lkc Technologies, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Dorothy Jean Branson among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
Dorothy Jean Branson, O.D. is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 63% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Denton
They are 2 of the 161 NPPES records with a practice address in Denton, and 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lester Branson, ODDenton, MD 216291770568677
- Harry Hart, ODChestertown, MD 216201184655086
- Karen Langan, ODChestertown, MD 216201467483065
- Lamia Jones, ODCentreville, MD 216171427190255
- Paul Brant, O.D.Cambridge, MD 216131962490714
- Jeff Jolley, ODCambridge, MD 216131366533085
- Tamseela Khan, O.D.Cambridge, MD 216131992712467
- Eleanor Siri, ODCambridge, MD 216131326397555
Common questions
What is Dorothy Jean Branson, O.D.'s NPI number?
Dorothy Jean Branson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972675452, issued on Nov 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dorothy Jean Branson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 Market St, Denton, MD, 21629. Phone: (410) 479-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dorothy Jean Branson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number MDTA0588, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland 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.