NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Emily Darling, OD

Optometrist · Rochester, NY

Emily Darling, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1578311841, issued on May 10, 2024. Check the license (New York 009999, 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
1578311841
Name
Emily Darling
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
009999 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642
Phone
(585) 273-5369
Enumerated
May 10, 2024
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240716004107); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2024
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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Emily Darling25
  2. Specialty average277

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: $200.32

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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. Emily Darling$200.32
  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. Strong Eye CareRochester, NY

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

Emily Darling among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

Emily Darling, 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 2024, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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. Kenneth Dickerson, O.D.Rochester, NY 146421588778393
  2. Brooke Donaher, O.D.Rochester, NY 146421588078992
  3. Elaine HoRochester, NY 146421669163895
  4. Sarah Klein, ODRochester, NY 146421710934252
  5. Jennifer Krech, ODRochester, NY 146421275066144
  6. Rebecca Nally, O.D.Rochester, NY 146421407875347
  7. Lydie Tubene, ODRochester, NY 146421255021606
  8. Tara Vaz, O.D.Rochester, NY 146421467482786

Common questions

What is Emily Darling, OD's NPI number?

Emily Darling, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578311841, issued on May 10, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Emily Darling, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14642. Phone: (585) 273-5369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Emily Darling, OD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 009999, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Emily Darling, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Emily Darling, OD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.