Gifford Piper, O.D.
Optometrist · Altoona, PA
Gifford Piper, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1538573506, issued on Jun 17, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG002780, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gifford Piper
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG002780 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 26TH St, Altoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 942-3200
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150311000871); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 515 26TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Batiste, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1720080781
Verify Gifford Piper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG002780Check 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: $216.82
11 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
- Altoona Ophthalmology Associates PCAltoona, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gifford Piper among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Gifford Piper, 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 2014, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Altoona → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nora Conway, ODAltoona, PA 166021558774307
- Teresa Fraundorfer, ODAltoona, PA 166021447317524
- Jerome Galanti, O.D.Altoona, PA 166021356323836
- Michael Hyde, O.D.Altoona, PA 166021841280807
- Johnette Keiser, O.D.Altoona, PA 166021336230812
- Julia Milanak, O.D.Altoona, PA 166021316962533
- Susan Mishock-Clapper, O.D.Altoona, PA 166021225091861
- Zoe Phillips Connacher, O.D.Altoona, PA 166021902194483
Common questions
What is Gifford Piper, O.D.'s NPI number?
Gifford Piper, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538573506, issued on Jun 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gifford Piper, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 26TH St, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 942-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gifford Piper, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG002780, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania 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.