Joanne Caruso, OD
Optometrist · Watertown, MA
Joanne Caruso, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Watertown, Massachusetts, and NPI 1629037734, issued on Mar 20, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 3209, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanne Caruso
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3209 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 235 Waverly Ave, Watertown, MA 02472
- Phone
- (617) 926-4191
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 926-4090
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071107000728); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Look up another NPI →
Verify Joanne Caruso in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 3209Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $117.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Internal Medical Associates-EbnhcEast Boston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joanne Caruso among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Joanne Caruso, OD is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Watertown
They are 8 of the 873 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Watertown → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Diane Ah-Kine Ng Poon Hing, O.D.Watertown, MA 024721285884395
- Peter Cottone, O.D.Watertown, MA 024721902945884
- Hannah Edward, O.D.Watertown, MA 024721447741962
- Malcolm Greene, O.D.Watertown, MA 024721649264318
- Martin Greene, ODWatertown, MA 024721154354025
- Karen Koumjian, ODWatertown, MA 024721134345689
- Barry Kran, ODWatertown, MA 024721124028592
- John Archibald, O.D.Arlington, MA 024741295729903
Common questions
What is Joanne Caruso, OD's NPI number?
Joanne Caruso, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629037734, issued on Mar 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanne Caruso, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 Waverly Ave, Watertown, MA, 02472. Phone: (617) 926-4191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanne Caruso, OD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 3209, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joanne Caruso, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanne Caruso, OD had 18 Medicare Part D claims; 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.