NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Latona, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Indianapolis, IN

John Latona, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1497700983, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01044242A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497700983
Name
John Latona
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
01044242A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8071 Township Line Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Phone
(317) 357-8663
Enumerated
May 23, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2025
Fax
(317) 376-1841
Medicaid IDs
200058110 IN
300097366 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040820000719); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1991
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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Verify John Latona in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

4,049 Medicare Part D claims for 946 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.

  1. John Latona4,049
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost1,031 claims
  2. Brimonidine Tartrate465 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate394 claims
  4. Ketorolac Tromethamine393 claims
  5. Dorzolamide Hcl308 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl246 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: $7,090.58

65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec Digital Innovations LLC. 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.

  1. John Latona$7,090.58
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Clearview Eye Care OF Indiana IncIndianapolis, IN
  2. IU Health Medical Group LLCIndianapolis, IN

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

John Latona among 311 ophthalmology physician records in Indiana

John Latona, MD is one of 311 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 75% 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 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 30% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2000 among the 197 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Indiana

There are 311 ophthalmology physician records in Indiana.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Cacchillo, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601902848765
  2. Yara Paula Catoira-Boyle, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601396746459
  3. James Fountain, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601447254933
  4. Paul Frascella, D.O.Indianapolis, IN 462601417951377
  5. John Giesel, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601538163407
  6. Janet Hummer, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601336180181
  7. Sang Kim, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601033119417
  8. John Michael, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601578567426

Common questions

What is John Latona, MD's NPI number?

John Latona, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497700983, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Latona, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8071 Township Line Road, Indianapolis, IN, 46260. Phone: (317) 357-8663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Latona, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01044242A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Latona, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Latona, MD had 4,049 Medicare Part D claims for 946 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.