NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Michael Budd, OD

Optometrist · Monroeville, PA

James Michael Budd, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1902880446, issued on Nov 29, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001177, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902880446
Name
James Michael Budd
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OEG001177 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4156 William Penn Hwy., Monroeville, PA 15146
Phone
(412) 372-8188
Enumerated
Nov 29, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 372-8191
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080211000013); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

235 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. James Budd235
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost125 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate20 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol19 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate12 claims
  5. Cyclosporine11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $364.79

4 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.

  1. James Budd$364.79
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Aeg Pennsylvania Professional IncMonroeville, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Michael Budd among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania

James Michael Budd, OD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Alberts, O.D.Monroeville, PA 151461053488643
  2. Saundra Austin-Biltz, ODMonroeville, PA 151461174577209
  3. Karen Brankley, O.D.Monroeville, PA 151461093934499
  4. Herbert Bressler, O.D.Monroeville, PA 151461801108337
  5. Alexis Bugajski, O.D.Monroeville, PA 151461235005356
  6. Don Cole, O.D.Monroeville, PA 151461437219169
  7. Jessica Frye, ODMonroeville, PA 151461962844647
  8. Joanna Kushon, O.D.Monroeville, PA 151461730105677

Common questions

What is James Michael Budd, OD's NPI number?

James Michael Budd, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902880446, issued on Nov 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Michael Budd, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4156 William Penn Hwy., Monroeville, PA, 15146. Phone: (412) 372-8188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Michael Budd, OD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001177, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Michael Budd, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Michael Budd, OD had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.