Frances Meram Ceritano, O.D
Optometrist · Southfield, MI
Frances Meram Ceritano, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Southfield, Michigan, and NPI 1033141627, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4901003885, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frances Meram Ceritano
- Credential
- O.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901003885 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30800 Southfield RD, Southfield, MI 48076
- Phone
- (248) 647-9790
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (248) 901-1831
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120127000443); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,963 in Michigan → Look up another NPI →
Verify Frances Meram Ceritano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901003885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone44 claims
- Moxifloxacin20 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth20 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: $15.29
1 payment: 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.
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
- Oakland Ophthalmic Surgery PCBirmingham, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frances Meram Ceritano among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Frances Meram Ceritano, O.D is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 68% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Michigan
There are 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
All 1,963 in Michigan → Every provider in Southfield → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brittany Adams, O.D.Southfield, MI 480761659754505
- Morgan Baker, ODSouthfield, MI 480761417470808
- Anu Gupta, ODSouthfield, MI 480761679304828
- James Kim, ODSouthfield, MI 480761538777255
- Paul Kimbro, O.D.Southfield, MI 480761407296593
- Guang Lim, ODSouthfield, MI 480761972359867
- Glen Meador, ODSouthfield, MI 480761992322614
- Emanuela Petrascu, O.D.Southfield, MI 480761255746194
Common questions
What is Frances Meram Ceritano, O.D's NPI number?
Frances Meram Ceritano, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033141627, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frances Meram Ceritano, O.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30800 Southfield RD, Southfield, MI, 48076. Phone: (248) 647-9790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frances Meram Ceritano, O.D's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901003885, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Frances Meram Ceritano, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frances Meram Ceritano, O.D had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 96 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.