John I. Nedelcu, O.D.
Optometrist · Hartford, CT
John I. Nedelcu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1457793432, issued on Jul 19, 2013. Check the license (Connecticut 2894, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John I. Nedelcu
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2894 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 553 Farmington Ave, Hartford, CT 06105
- Phone
- (860) 236-5831
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2026
- Fax
- (860) 236-2966
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140320001074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 553 Farmington Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John I. Nedelcu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 2894Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
720 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost180 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol62 claims
- Travoprost59 claims
- Timolol Maleate52 claims
- Restasis45 claims
- Combigan41 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: $1,112.09
26 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.
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
- West End Eye Care LLCHartford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John I. Nedelcu among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
John I. Nedelcu, 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 2013, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
All 675 in Connecticut → Every provider in Hartford → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren Colite, O.D.Hartford, CT 061051487883484
- Barbara Dune, O.D.Hartford, CT 061051255644811
- Jerry Hardison, O.D.Hartford, CT 061051306841077
- Sabrina Schiano, ODHartford, CT 061051023740693
- Paul Werdell, O.D.Hartford, CT 061051033114897
- Alireza Jabbari, O.D.Hartford, CT 061061538475132
- Alan Lu, ODHartford, CT 061061972681849
- Martin Mass, O.D.Hartford, CT 061061750410064
Common questions
What is John I. Nedelcu, O.D.'s NPI number?
John I. Nedelcu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457793432, issued on Jul 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John I. Nedelcu, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 553 Farmington Ave, Hartford, CT, 06105. Phone: (860) 236-5831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John I. Nedelcu, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 2894, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John I. Nedelcu, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John I. Nedelcu, O.D. had 720 Medicare Part D claims for 142 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.