Howard Kessler, O.D.
Optometrist · Port Jefferson Station, NY
Howard Kessler, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Port Jefferson Station, New York, and NPI 1326020165, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (New York 3882, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Kessler
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3882 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5330 Nesconset Hwy, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
- Phone
- (631) 331-3883
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (631) 642-1506
- Medicaid ID
- 00715077 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070814000530); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Kessler 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 3882Check 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: $130.01
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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.
Howard Kessler among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Howard Kessler, O.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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.
All 3,535 in New York → Every provider in Port Jefferson Station → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julie Demartini, O.D.Port Jefferson Station, NY 117761316299449
- Edward Moylan, O.D.Port Jefferson Station, NY 117761063588424
- Andrew Mulligan, O.D.Port Jefferson Station, NY 117761063637437
- Eric Ludwig, O.D.Port Jefferson, NY 117771376956102
- Jiri Mladek, ODPort Jefferson, NY 117771134293194
- Caryl Castro, ODRocky Point, NY 117781194734137
- Clifford Lemkin, ODRocky Point, NY 117781245292820
- Angela Pillitteri, ODRocky Point, NY 117781164486544
Common questions
What is Howard Kessler, O.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Kessler, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326020165, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Kessler, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5330 Nesconset Hwy, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776. Phone: (631) 331-3883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Kessler, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 3882, as entered by the provider. Search the New York 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.