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 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
- Practice location
- 6178 Oxon Hill RD Ste 100, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
- Phone
- (301) 839-5555
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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.
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Verify Hares Banuwal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
408 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 279 among the 32,314 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc.. The 33,561 providers of this specialty with any payment received $749.79 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Saman F Ghahremani MD PCSilver Spring, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 901 optometrist records in Maryland.
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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?
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 279. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hares Banuwal, OD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.