NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Mark Lertora, O.D.

Optometrist · Bloomfield, CT

John Mark Lertora, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and NPI 1780657213, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 002069, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; 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
1780657213
Name
John Mark Lertora
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
002069 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
38 Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002
Phone
(860) 243-2508
Enumerated
Feb 7, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2022
Fax
(860) 243-9332
Medicaid ID
004065280 CT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100316000493); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New England College Of Optometry, 1985
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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Also registered at 38 Tunxis Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bradford Newman, O.DOptometrist1942272737

Verify John Mark Lertora in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
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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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84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

509 Medicare Part D claims for 122 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.

  1. John Lertora509
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost151 claims
  2. Lumigan51 claims
  3. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth45 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate41 claims
  5. Restasis33 claims
  6. Dorzolamide-Timolol27 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: $284.92

5 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.

  1. John Lertora$284.92
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Family Optometric Care PCBloomfield, CT

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

John Mark Lertora among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut

John Mark Lertora, O.D. is one of 675 optometrist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 62% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Connecticut

There are 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda Bilunas, O.D.Bloomfield, CT 060021750836649
  2. Bradford Newman, O.DBloomfield, CT 060021942272737
  3. Satvinder Sodhi, O.D.Bloomfield, CT 060021326148792
  4. Sheri Sparks, ODBloomfield, CT 060021417265372
  5. Leora Berns, ODAvon, CT 060011861595027
  6. Daniel Fitzpatrick, ODAvon, CT 060011366483372
  7. Stacey Flynt, ODAvon, CT 060011639661085
  8. Ryan GrandAvon, CT 060011790277333

Common questions

What is John Mark Lertora, O.D.'s NPI number?

John Mark Lertora, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780657213, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Mark Lertora, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 38 Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield, CT, 06002. Phone: (860) 243-2508. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Mark Lertora, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 002069, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Mark Lertora, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Mark Lertora, O.D. had 509 Medicare Part D claims for 122 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.