Gerard Cairns, PH.D., O.D., FAAO
Optometrist · Rochester, NY
Gerard Cairns, PH.D., O.D., FAAO is an optometrist with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1598219610, issued on Aug 5, 2016. Check the license (New York TUV008504, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerard Cairns
- Credential
- PH.D., O.D., FAAO
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV008504 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2100 Clinton Ave S, Rochester, NY 14618
- Phone
- (585) 244-6011
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (585) 244-0236
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161109002029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2100 Clinton Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gerard Cairns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license TUV008504Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
515 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost173 claims
- Timolol Maleate83 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate47 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth25 claims
- Lumigan23 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate23 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: $81.22
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- Rochester Ophthalmological Group PCRochester, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerard Cairns among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Gerard Cairns, PH.D., O.D., FAAO 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 2016, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Bateman, O.D.Rochester, NY 146181285821983
- Robert Conway, ODRochester, NY 146181548397623
- Cindy Delee, ODRochester, NY 146181144774688
- David Dupont, ODRochester, NY 146181942260914
- Marycarol Graby, O.D.Rochester, NY 146181972944668
- Eric Houghtaling, LICENSED OPTIANRochester, NY 146181467964627
- Joan Kaplow, O.D.Rochester, NY 146181154463859
- Mili KhannaRochester, NY 146181508884982
Common questions
What is Gerard Cairns, PH.D., O.D., FAAO's NPI number?
Gerard Cairns, PH.D., O.D., FAAO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598219610, issued on Aug 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerard Cairns, PH.D., O.D., FAAO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Clinton Ave S, Rochester, NY, 14618. Phone: (585) 244-6011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerard Cairns, PH.D., O.D., FAAO's license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV008504, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gerard Cairns, PH.D., O.D., FAAO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerard Cairns, PH.D., O.D., FAAO had 515 Medicare Part D claims for 180 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.