Hares Banuwal, OD
Optometrist · Oxon Hill, MD
Hares Banuwal, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Oxon Hill, Maryland, and NPI 1285293100, issued on Jun 13, 2019. Check the license (Maryland TA2676, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hares Banuwal
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- TA2676 MD
0618003161 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6178 Oxon Hill RD Ste 100, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
- Phone
- (301) 839-5555
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2019
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2022
- Fax
- (301) 839-1867
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221125000003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6178 Oxon Hill RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mahek FirastaOptometrist1528815164
- Enrique Gonzalez-Bernard, ODOptometrist1871750133
- Hafeezah Omar, O.D.Optometrist1952856700
Verify Hares Banuwal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA2676Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
408 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost169 claims
- Restasis34 claims
- Xiidra32 claims
- Azelastine Hcl28 claims
- Cyclosporine19 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol18 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): 88.4 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: $548.51
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Saman F Ghahremani MD PCSilver Spring, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hares Banuwal among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
Hares Banuwal, OD is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2019, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
All 924 in Maryland → Every provider in Oxon Hill → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mahek FirastaOxon Hill, MD 207451528815164
- Enrique Gonzalez-Bernard, ODOxon Hill, MD 207451871750133
- Hafeezah Omar, O.D.Oxon Hill, MD 207451952856700
- Ruby Cooper, ODFt Washington, MD 207441336221316
- George Fechter, O.D.Ft Wash, MD 207441861605552
- Cheryl Joseph-Sonceau, O.D.Suitland, MD 207461194867929
- Jasmine Mitchell, ODCamp Springs, MD 207461275422487
- Charles Aneke, ODForestville, MD 207471689704538
Common questions
What is Hares Banuwal, OD's NPI number?
Hares Banuwal, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285293100, issued on Jun 13, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hares Banuwal, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6178 Oxon Hill RD Ste 100, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745. Phone: (301) 839-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hares Banuwal, OD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA2676, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hares Banuwal, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hares Banuwal, OD had 408 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hares Banuwal, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.