John Christopher Huffman, OD
Optometrist · Pittsburgh, PA
John Christopher Huffman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1063461523, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania 0EG001145, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Christopher Huffman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0EG001145 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1835 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
- Phone
- (412) 288-0885
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 281-1926
- Medicaid ID
- 0016938200001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110307000509); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Christopher Huffman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license 0EG001145Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
99 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ofloxacin14 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): 92.1 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: $643.59
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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
- Everett And Hurite Ophthalmic AssociationRostraver Township, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Christopher Huffman among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
John Christopher Huffman, 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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.
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- Roshanak Fereydouni, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152191780097212
- Chanin Funair-Woods, ODPittsburgh, PA 152191831311018
- Cara Hauser, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152191861622649
- Marissa HearyPittsburgh, PA 152191609567619
- Pearson Miller, OD, MSPittsburgh, PA 152191790533172
Common questions
What is John Christopher Huffman, OD's NPI number?
John Christopher Huffman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063461523, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Christopher Huffman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1835 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. Phone: (412) 288-0885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Christopher Huffman, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number 0EG001145, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Christopher Huffman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Christopher Huffman, OD had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Christopher Huffman, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.1 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.