James S. Potter, O.D.
Optometrist · Princeton, NJ
James S. Potter, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Princeton, New Jersey, and NPI 1821001785, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00599400, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James S. Potter
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 27OA00599400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 419 North Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
- Phone
- (609) 921-9437
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (609) 688-9941
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060913000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James S. Potter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 27OA00599400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost37 claims
- Xiidra14 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: $421.08
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Princeton Eye Group, PAPrinceton, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James S. Potter among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
James S. Potter, O.D. is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 optometrist records list a practice address in Princeton
They are 22 of the 1,622 NPPES records with a practice address in Princeton, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
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- Peter Colangelo, O.D.Princeton, NJ 085401447322417
- Deborah Dimeglio-Unfried, ODPrinceton, NJ 085401013953744
- Sini George, O.D., PH.D.Princeton, NJ 085401376707604
- Gillian Hayes, O.D.Princeton, NJ 085401720062672
- Justin Landolfi, O.D.Princeton, NJ 085401093129769
Common questions
What is James S. Potter, O.D.'s NPI number?
James S. Potter, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821001785, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James S. Potter, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 419 North Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540. Phone: (609) 921-9437. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James S. Potter, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00599400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James S. Potter, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James S. Potter, O.D. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.