I Joel Halpern, O. D.
Optometrist · Milford, DE
I Joel Halpern, O. D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Milford, Delaware, and NPI 1821062936, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Delaware 130001137, as entered in NPPES) with the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- I Joel Halpern
- Credential
- O. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 130001137 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 703 N Dupont Blvd, Milford, DE 19963
- Phone
- (302) 499-4449
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Fax
- (302) 459-3777
- Medicaid ID
- 0000161322 DE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101011001176); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 703 N Dupont Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chinwe Ike-Chinwo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1518632173
- Priscilla MpasiPediatrics Physician1699193615
- Kaitlyn Oaks, APRNNurse Practitioner1013541986
Verify I Joel Halpern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Delaware board licenses this profession
Search for license 130001137Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 49 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
- Latanoprost33 claims
- Timolol Maleate11 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): 80.6 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: $191.06
8 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
- Halpern Medical Services LLCDover, DE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
I Joel Halpern among 164 optometrist records in Delaware
I Joel Halpern, O. D. is one of 164 optometrist records with a practice address in Delaware. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2007 among the 116 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% 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 Delaware practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Delaware
There are 164 optometrist records in Delaware.
All 164 in Delaware → Every provider in Milford → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Medhat Iskander, ODMilford, DE 199631588630214
- Karen Slate, O.D.Milford, DE 199631154552453
- Lance Underwood, ODMilford, DE 199631407823933
- Whitfield Warmouth, O.D.Milford, DE 199631588714646
- Samantha Kravetz, ODMillville, DE 199671295265734
- Nhu Y Le, ODMillville, DE 199671700433505
- Jacob Tonozzi, O.D.Millville, DE 199671518245356
- Thomas Bastholm, O.D.Lewes, DE 199581295808848
Common questions
What is I Joel Halpern, O. D.'s NPI number?
I Joel Halpern, O. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821062936, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is I Joel Halpern, O. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 703 N Dupont Blvd, Milford, DE, 19963. Phone: (302) 499-4449. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify I Joel Halpern, O. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Delaware license number 130001137, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does I Joel Halpern, O. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, I Joel Halpern, O. D. had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is I Joel Halpern, O. D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 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.