Joel D. Eichler, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Belleville, NJ
Joel D. Eichler, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Belleville, New Jersey, and NPI 1326033598, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey MA05418100, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel D. Eichler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MA05418100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Franklin Ave, Belleville, NJ 07109
- Phone
- (973) 751-6060
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2023
- Fax
- (973) 450-1464
- Medicaid ID
- 5654505 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060406000080); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel D. Eichler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA05418100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,095 Medicare Part D claims for 685 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost910 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol288 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate251 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate205 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine165 claims
- Lumigan128 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $605.93
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Ophthalmology NJ LLCBelleville, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel D. Eichler among 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey
Joel D. Eichler, MD is one of 631 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 85% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1993 among the 454 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207W00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey.
All 631 in New Jersey → Every provider in Belleville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Doobin, MDBelleville, NJ 071091336646777
- Michael Landolfi, D.O.Belleville, NJ 071091356312508
- Mark Lister, M.D.Belleville, NJ 071091043258353
- Howard Pruzon, M.D.Belleville, NJ 071091649266578
- Philip Fiore, MDNutley, NJ 071101306826581
- Ligaya Prystowsky, M.D.Nutley, NJ 071101821071754
- Albert Zazzali, MDNutley, NJ 071101942318126
- Atul Agarwala, MDIrvington, NJ 071111427133586
Common questions
What is Joel D. Eichler, MD's NPI number?
Joel D. Eichler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326033598, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel D. Eichler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Franklin Ave, Belleville, NJ, 07109. Phone: (973) 751-6060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel D. Eichler, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA05418100, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel D. Eichler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel D. Eichler, MD had 3,095 Medicare Part D claims for 685 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel D. Eichler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.