Edward Mekel, O.D.
Optometrist · Havertown, PA
Edward Mekel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Havertown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1154326940, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG000829, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Mekel
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG000829 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2010 West Chester Pike, Havertown, PA 19083
- Phone
- (610) 446-2260
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 446-3360
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100722000888); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Mekel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG000829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 76% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine19 claims
- Restasis14 claims
- Xiidra14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $31.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Richard L Jahnle MD PCHavertown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Mekel among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Edward Mekel, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 optometrist records list a practice address in Havertown
They are 10 of the 745 NPPES records with a practice address in Havertown, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Berger, O.D.Havertown, PA 190831639217805
- Yoon-Jung Cho, O.D.Havertown, PA 190831720345424
- Allegra Inciardi, ODHavertown, PA 190831013494517
- Eris Jordan, ODHavertown, PA 190831750581518
- Karen Lamach, O.D.Havertown, PA 190831104088012
- Faustina Nguyen, ODHavertown, PA 190831366329849
- Melissa Risoli, O.D.Havertown, PA 190831871598698
- Barry Toyzer, O.D.Havertown, PA 190831780723049
Common questions
What is Edward Mekel, O.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Mekel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154326940, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Mekel, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2010 West Chester Pike, Havertown, PA, 19083. Phone: (610) 446-2260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Mekel, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG000829, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edward Mekel, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Mekel, O.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Mekel, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.